When Oliver Quick starts studying at Oxford University he is a total outsider and looked down on for not being part of the aristocratic world. He is drawn towards a charismatic classmate named Felix Catton and everything would change during his summer at Saltburn.
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It is a wonderfully wicked tale and walks into the unknown with plenty of crazy twists and turns to keep everything so interesting, as we spend a summer at Saltburn.
Oliver is instantly likeable to the viewer as quite frankly we feel extremely sorry for him, for a common person from Liverpool to get to Oxford we cannot help but feel he will be well and truly out of his depth. Even more so when he becomes close to Felix and reveals a very tough and messed up background. Again adding to the sympathy as we watch everything unfold.
Farleigh an American cousin of Felix is quite frankly an awful character and horrible to Oliver from the first moment they meet. I guess that was a bad idea really given what will eventually come to pass. A rich family thinks that they can show pity on Oliver and have him as a guest during the summer period, talking about him constantly and his background. Little did they realise that he was playing a game, a rather long game in the end.
The darkness of the comedy moments was put togehter in the best possible manner, and it is one of those films where discussing the plot is rather difficult to avoid any spoilers. So let’s just say the build up and twists were rather wonderful and quite frankly unexpected. In regards to the final scene, I don’t think I will ever be able to listen to “Murder on the Dancefloor” in the same way ever again. I mean not like it’s a song I would constantly listen to or anything, but you know what I meant.
Does this have a deeper meaning of how karma may happen when you push someone to the edge and those boundaries of trying to help and showing pity? It might do, as that was something that I thought about. It has many uncomfortable scenes which remind us that Barry Keoghan is willing to do quite frankly anything and everything on screen! I also couldn’t help but think about the Rocky Horror Picture Show at times, in terms of seducing everyone. Strange comparison I know, but I am hoping that others will understand it.
This leads rather nicely into the casting and Keoghan is utterly breathtaking, honestly nothing he won’t do and he always manages to give an outstanding performance. I feel as though I am actually running out of ways to praise him and you keep thinking he cannot push boundaries any further and somehow he manages it. Jacob Elordi brings charm and charisma which is impressive. Rosamund Pike is a total scene stealer and I was appreciating every single silly thing her character was given to say, as it was so wonderful in terms of showing how detached from reality rich people can be. Richard E, Grant was as brilliant as ever, although he did not have the biggest of roles.
Emerald Fennell pushed the boundaries again and I truly hope she continues to do just that with her wonderfully wicked films.
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