To think Saltburn was a bit shit

It was a fun watch. The “edgy” scenes were fun but didn’t elevate it to anything more profound or amazing. I think the viewer/critics consensus is about right - it’s a decent 7/10 type film but no more than that as it’s all pretty superficial filmmaking.

I adored it. So over the top. Thought Barry was perfect as Oliver.

I really liked it, is v dark like a twisted fairy tale. Beautiful sets, warped personalities and Wolf in sheep’s clothing it has stayed with me.

And what about the inheritance tax?? 😭

Agree. Was visually stunning but Emerald Fernel is nowhere near as clever as she thinks she is. I found PYW disappointing too. I thought it was all a bit obvious with deliberate shock moments put in that didn't really make much sense.

Spoiler....

Plus I found it ridiculous that he gets the estate when he can't possibly afford to run it. All just silly.

I liked it but it was fucking mad.

Queasy. That’s my one word review.

I am a bit relieved to read pp’s reaction to Barry - I feel mean, but his face just gives me the grues. When RP meets him and says something along the lines of ‘thank goodness, I can’t bear ugly people’, my mouth dropped open.

I pretty much hated it, but it’s still with me. Clever.

I didn’t think the depiction of Oxford was accurate at all and a lot of it seems to have been for the US audience. “Scholarship boy” doesn’t mean poor, colleges don’t have banners up saying “Welcome class of 2006”, posh boys don’t wear a “tux” with a wing collar, people who went to state school and arrive not knowing anyone are the majority, not a small minority etc. That didn’t put me off- it’s not a documentary- but I’m surprised to read that people thought it was accurate.

I didn't like it at all... I switched it off as I didn't want the images in my head!

It reminds me of The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover. You either love it or hate it. I hated that film too! I don't think I'm the target audience for this type of film.

It was ok, a bit dull and overlong, would have been better if half hour shorter, I guess I'm not its target audience though being in my mid 60s

I quite enjoyed it but it was unsettling AF. And neither DH nor I could work out what the point of it was. Was there a message?

The ending didn’t make sense. Don’t want to spoil it but in real life the police would have been all over it.

This. I'm afraid it finally lost me right at the end because there I don't think someone could get away with that. There were also far too many very implausible things that had to happen for him to end up in that position at the end.

My favourite lines from RP were: "I didn't even know Jarvis that well!" and the one about Pamela, something like "she's terribly dull but you don't realise at first because she's so stylish!"

Dh went to Oxford as the ‘poor kid’ also thought the depiction of it was quite accurate. Also, for want of a better description, the mental poshos we know are actually not far off the depiction. That’s partly why it was so funny.

Loved it too. It wasn’t meant to be serious. A dark comedy but because BK was so brilliant it added a real layer of depth. Apparently he improved the grave scene . Couldn’t stop thinking about it afterwards. Raised plenty of questions without being an unsatisfactory ending. All the other characters were brilliant too.

I loved it

I think the way he is able to sexually or otherwise cow the poshos isn't meant to be about his attractiveness but his attitude - people used to deference and command secretly longing to be dominated sort of thing. So they expect him to be cringing and servile, and the shock of him being otherwise titillates their jaded souls type thing.

What’s it about? Sounds interesting!

It was awful. I turned it off (thankfully at home, not in the cinema).
It can't decide what story it's trying to tell.

It’s fantastic. Every single thing about it. Loved it.

I absolutely loved it! Was brilliant fun. Jacob Elodi is so handsome, I could watch him all day long, and the ‘grown ups’ were fantastic. Barry is so creepy, he makes me feel very uncomfortable, which is why I thought he was perfect in the role.

Rosamund was the absolute dupe of a friend of mine throughout, even the things she said about the numbers at a party (I forget exactly but something like 'we'll invite 100 but you know it always ends up being closer to 200') and the quips and the mannerisms, it was uncanny. My friend did attend Oxford, and is about the same age, with children a similar age too so I'd say it struck me as very real in parts and as such I quite liked it.

I didn’t love it, but did enjoy it as a campy vampire-gothic version of the Mr Ripley story

have to say (having been at Cambridge around the same time as the writer) I thought the “over the top” depictions of the students were actually bang on!

didn’t get the “explanation” in final 10 mins though? I’d watched the film, I understood that he’d done it - didn’t need my intelligence insulted with that bit!

Mark kemode the film critic describes it as a vampire movie. If you don't like vampire movies then you probably won't like this. Teenage girls do.

I found it massively overrated and overhyped for a film that was mostly derivative. I suppose it might be OK if you haven't seen The Talented Mr Ripley or Pasolini's Teorema or the countless other films that deal with exactly the same story.

I think it was probably aimed at teenage girls who could then have a good snigger about the actor's cock at the end.

I watched it for 10 minutes and switched off. Not for me.

I really enjoyed it! I didn't really know anything about it apart from hearing about the "shocking" sex scenes (which weren't actually that shocking really, controversial maybe). I thought Barry was fab as Oliver, I know nothing about him but he didn't seem that old to me. I thought it was going to be a gay love affair with him and Felix. And I'm glad they explained it at the end, I wouldn't have got it otherwise. But, my literally level is pretty much YA so maybe that explains it!