Did I like it? .... Yes
Was it something I would recommend? .... Yes, but don't rush to go see it. Save watching this film for when you are really bored and are looking for something a bit different to watch.
Remember the 1981-1989 TV series Dynasty which was about the lifestyles of the rich and famous? Well, Saltburn kind of reminded me of that old TV series where the cast members may have been very wealthy in their TV roles that they were playing and at each others' throats all of the time. In the case of Saltburn this is a story of how one filthy rich family named the Cottons who come from old generational inherited money and have never had to worry about anything but how to entertain each other at their Saltburn estate.
Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi) who attends a very private and prestigious University takes a fancy to a somewhat awkward and under privileged classmate named Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan). When there is a school break Felix feels empathy for his new friend Oliver and invites him to stay at his Saltburn estate with his own family since Oliver's own family is severely broken both mentally and financially.
This film as I have said earlier is a somewhat artsy fartsy type of film with a decent music score and an opulent backdrop of the Saltburn estate. Something of a film that the majority of movie goers will never in their lifetime (including myself) ever have a chance of spending weeks at a time being served hand and foot by a string of butlers and chefs.
The storyline continues to compare the far reaching and diverse backgrounds of the two University students Felix Cotton and Oliver Quick. There are a few twists and turns which any decent film needs to include if the director wishes to hold his/her audience's attention.
I give the film a decent enough 6 out of 10 IMDb review rating, but any higher of a rating would just be me trying to embellish a standard film into something more than it is just like the wealthy Cotton family does.
Was it something I would recommend? .... Yes, but don't rush to go see it. Save watching this film for when you are really bored and are looking for something a bit different to watch.
Remember the 1981-1989 TV series Dynasty which was about the lifestyles of the rich and famous? Well, Saltburn kind of reminded me of that old TV series where the cast members may have been very wealthy in their TV roles that they were playing and at each others' throats all of the time. In the case of Saltburn this is a story of how one filthy rich family named the Cottons who come from old generational inherited money and have never had to worry about anything but how to entertain each other at their Saltburn estate.
Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi) who attends a very private and prestigious University takes a fancy to a somewhat awkward and under privileged classmate named Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan). When there is a school break Felix feels empathy for his new friend Oliver and invites him to stay at his Saltburn estate with his own family since Oliver's own family is severely broken both mentally and financially.
This film as I have said earlier is a somewhat artsy fartsy type of film with a decent music score and an opulent backdrop of the Saltburn estate. Something of a film that the majority of movie goers will never in their lifetime (including myself) ever have a chance of spending weeks at a time being served hand and foot by a string of butlers and chefs.
The storyline continues to compare the far reaching and diverse backgrounds of the two University students Felix Cotton and Oliver Quick. There are a few twists and turns which any decent film needs to include if the director wishes to hold his/her audience's attention.
I give the film a decent enough 6 out of 10 IMDb review rating, but any higher of a rating would just be me trying to embellish a standard film into something more than it is just like the wealthy Cotton family does.