Saltburn

Bob Mann of One Mann's Movies

2023-10-06

The script by Fennell is whip-smart funny. Every scene has its own particular zinger, mostly uncovering the shallowness and self-deception inherent within the rarified silver-spoon culture of Saltburn. Read more

Jeffrey Rex Bertelsen of I'm Jeffrey Rex

2023-12-25

There will be some — and I am one of those people — who find Saltburn and Emerald Fennell’s stab at gothic eroticism to be sufficiently entertaining to enjoy sinking their teeth into, even though her sophomore effort isn’t really all that original. Read more

Hope Madden of Maddwolf

2023-11-21

Saltburn often feels like a story you’ve seen before, told with more style and meanness. But style and meanness count for something, and this cast understands that. Read more

Victor Fraga of Dirty Movies

2024-01-16

Emerald Fennell's psychosexual fantasy thriller adds some distinctive British upper-class flavours to some well-known Pasolini masterpieces, but ultimately fails. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2023-11-18

The trouble is, everything that's interesting about Saltburn, i.e. the subversion of the Servant/Teorema trope, is in our heads rather than on screen, as the movie's final act reveals that rather than subverting this convention it's simply repeating it. Read more

Ruth Maramis of FlixChatter

2023-11-29

While there are things I admire about Fennell’s direction and the performances, ultimately it’s a shallow and vile endeavor. Read more