Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Liked this way more than I thought I would. Fails to fully overcome the tropes it embodies and satirises tho :/
(Also really want a Pearl like squel for Margaret Qualleys character )
Early on, Saltburn really had the catchings of a Great Gatsby retelling, namely because of the presence of a zealously idolising yet underprivileged narrator who acts as a conduit into the opulent life of upperclass starlet. Not even to mention the subtle dash of homoeroticism.
The film is generally quite boring until the first twist.
BUT HOLY SHIT IS THE SECOND 'TWIST' GOOD. Fennel just abandons the idea of having any thoughtful commentary (especially not akin to a Gatsby) and…