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To think Saltburn was a bit shit

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HummusDip · 09/01/2024 20:15

I don’t watch films that often, but watched on Amazon Prime largely due to Carey Mulligan/Rosamund Pike…

It’s visually good, but felt rushed/unbelievable towards the end…

It’s just not convincing - particularly ‘Oliver’…

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herewegoroundthebastardbush · 11/01/2024 22:48

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Kittybythelighthouse · 10/01/2024 08:22

Everything was very convenient rather than inevitable and well plotted (unlike in, say, the far superior The Talented Mr Ripley). The flashback sequence at the end to ‘explain’ everything was unforgivable and actually explained nothing. That was not a clever or well thought out murder plot and it’s frankly amazing that all of these things just happened to work out for him 🙄 Stylish weak nonsense imo. Nowhere near as elegant as the films it was emulating (Ripley, Brideshead, etc). Great cast though.

Is there a film of Brideshead? I need to see it if so!

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herewegoroundthebastardbush · 11/01/2024 22:37

Honestly I'm finding this s very odd thread. People critiquing a film getting scolded for not being nice enough to it's director, and now me being singled out for schoolmarmish criticism because I find Keoghan (a man who specialises in creepy parts) creepy? I mean the nuance-free mandate be kind is something we have all grown used to, but if you truly subscribe to the notion that if you can't say anything nice you had better not say anything at all I do think AIBU may not be your natural milieu.

herewegoroundthebastardbush · 11/01/2024 22:32

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I've already said I feel bad about saying it, and that I think he is a good actor and an impressive person for overcoming what he has. I can edit the post to remove it f you're concerned Barry Keoghan himself reads Mumsnet and is currently weeping into his pillow because a random fat lass on Mumsnet doesn't find him attractive. I think he's probably a bit busy doing a million interviews and taking calls from his agent, because say what you like about Saltburn it's made a big splash and got him a lot of well deserved attention.

Not too sure what you're after tbh; is if for me to have a good think about what I've done? Wash my mouth out with soap? Or go publicly flaggellate myself with birch twigs outside the next awards ceremony Keoghan attends?

KhakiGreenBoots · 11/01/2024 22:31

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stormy4319trevor · 11/01/2024 22:04

I found it left me feeling empty, and rather an unpleasant encounter. I loved TMR, the novel and the film. But this was a very poor copy. I wondered if it was just upper class paranoia about the nasty, pushy middle classes. Barry was magnetic as a presence, but the film made him too crude and one dimensional as a character to really hold my interest.

KhakiGreenBoots · 11/01/2024 21:51

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LuluLemony · 11/01/2024 21:45

What different tastes we all have, I think Barry is gorgeous! I don't see what some of you are seeing at all.

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ClaireEclair · 09/01/2024 21:02

It was okay. I loved Rosamund, she was great. The ending didn’t make sense. Don’t want to spoil it but in real life the police would have been all over it.

I thought that too

it was ok no where near as good or clever as TMR I didn’t feel anything for the characters, if felt like half way through
the decision was made that he was a master manipulator and the shocking scenes just felt they were there to shock they didn’t add to the story

Rosamund Pike was great

StickyStickyStickSticks · 11/01/2024 19:36

I loved it! Was uni age at the time it’s set and I thought the fashion/costume was especially 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

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Grandmasswag · 11/01/2024 18:58

Can’t believe the comments about his looks. I think he’s a nice looking bloke objectively anyway but he’s all the more brilliant as he’s got such a characterful face. He really is a great talent and I’m glad he’s getting the attention he deserves. Didn’t know he came from such a hard upbringing either. Wow.

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herewegoroundthebastardbush · 11/01/2024 09:24

As a total aside I just looked at Keoghan's Wikipedia page and discovered he had an incredibly challenging background and childhood, and now feel very rotten for passing remarks on his face. Unlike Fennell (who I have nothing against, I'm sure she's a very nice person) he has really had to overcome a lot to get the acclaim he is currently enjoying, and he really is a very talented actor. Long may his star continue to rise!

Yes he had a mother who was an addict who died when he was 12. He lived with his granny and is from a very poor part of inner city Dublin. Listen up for him saying “up the flats” sometime. It happens a fair bit. He knows exactly where he came from and he is doing himself incredibly proud. He plays disturbing roles beyond exceptionally well (The Banshees on Iniserin - he was incredible).

EmilyTjP · 11/01/2024 09:40

Jacob Elordi is gorgeous.

RainbowZebraWarrior · 11/01/2024 09:29

I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but there is a scene where they are all eating at the table. It's daylight and Felix is wearing a pink shirt. During the scene, you can see a gardener tending to the grounds outside the window. Felix then walks past the window (I'm sure it's him - same dark dair and pink shirt) The camera then goes back on Felix who is still sitting at the dining table. I'm not sure if it's a blooper or if I'm missing some sort of subliminal message.

ETA - its the scene where they are talking about poet Shelley's doppelganger which makes me feel it is deliberate.

herewegoroundthebastardbush · 11/01/2024 09:24

As a total aside I just looked at Keoghan's Wikipedia page and discovered he had an incredibly challenging background and childhood, and now feel very rotten for passing remarks on his face. Unlike Fennell (who I have nothing against, I'm sure she's a very nice person) he has really had to overcome a lot to get the acclaim he is currently enjoying, and he really is a very talented actor. Long may his star continue to rise!

IcedPurple · 10/01/2024 20:26

Allfur · 10/01/2024 18:00

I'm sure directors love having their work called shit and unoriginal

Well then I guess she better make sure her work is not shit or unoriginal.

echt · 10/01/2024 20:25

I enjoyed it throughly, especially the lovely Barry Keoghan.

As an aside, funny how you never see him, Derek Jacobi and Iwan Rheon in the same room at the same time.