okay, this movie could almost be a ten coz WHAT DID I JUST WATCH. i have no words honestly. somewhere along the line i started feeling like the main character may not be so reliable and as soon as he started manipulating the mother i just KNEW. man, what on earth. the only thing that made me back out was slurping that bath water coz that was just gross and i had a visceral gag reaction to it. and man, having sex w a grave is insane—it's hard to watch (i'm just a baby cinephile. that was hardcore for me). i did not have to get almost flashed by a buck naked barry keoghan. good thing i have the ability to have selective vision at times. the first third of this movie has to be my favourite because of the energy in the college and the bright colors, the interactions, the settings: they were great. cinematography also 10/10—it was so vibrant and there was also this slight sinister edge to it, like wow. some of the still frames were pure cinema. if it weren't for the explicit scenes i would want to watch this movie again just to catch all the foreshadowing. the main character is WILD. bro's a psychopath—a literal wolf in sheep's clothing, and he's such a pathological liar haha. insanity, the way i see it. he loved felix sm in his own way that ultimately he wanted to have some part of it. maybe he just wanted to become felix because he was so loved. idk that's why he wanted saltburn ig.
