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Saloum Reviews
The crime-thriller preamble, followed by the incurrence of the supernatural, makes for fast-paced, stylish action in the hands of Congolese filmmaker Jean Luc Herbulot, delivering in his sophomore effort.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 16, 2023
Watch Saloum just to witness Jean Luc Herbulot jump from dark comedy to thriller to western to the supernatural horror genre and then wrap it all up with a sense of existentialism like it’s nothing.
| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 20, 2023
Saloum is tense an when it kicks into high gear, scary as hell.
| Original Score: B+ | Dec 22, 2022
In a film full of subverted expectations and bait-and-switch tactics, Herbulot’s best trick is creating a violent, chaotic film whose ultimate purpose is finally to get us to think and feel about something greater than the sum of its parts.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 22, 2022
Propulsively lurching with infectious glee from crime drama to modern-day Western to horror suffused with supernatural elements, this may turn out to be the rare African film that enters the international mainstream...
| Dec 22, 2022
Something of a slow burn for Shudder, Saloum takes its time but delivers on its promise.
| Nov 30, 2022
The revenge path is sacred [Full review in Spanish]
| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 10, 2022
The bet was risky, but it paid off since the film fulfilled its primary mission: to agitate and entertain.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 7, 2022
The melding of the supernatural, genre aspects and African history creates a solid and original screenplay.
| Sep 26, 2022
Bolstered by all the things one wants in any terrifically made picture, Saloum shows us something that happened once upon a time in Africa and doesn’t hold back.
| Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 17, 2022
This genre-defying thriller shows a deft touch at action, horror, comedy, and character work.
| Sep 17, 2022
As much as the scenery, the direction and cinematography, the beauty of Saloum is in the characters.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 16, 2022
Saloum isn’t merely an action thriller—there are supernatural monsters afoot, and the way they tie into Chaka’s story is truly startling, drawing on local folklore...
| Sep 14, 2022
Herbulot’s film adheres to certain Western tropes yet is its own thing; a potent, stylishly thrilling concoction that expertly combines its many parts into something truly impressive.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 13, 2022
Saloum is a genre-bending gem of a film, expertly weaving together a revenge narrative with notes of horror, action, and Westerns.
| Original Score: 9/10 | Sep 13, 2022
Much of what makes Saloum unique can admittedly feel messy in its explanations, and the final results are weighed down by some of the unpolished components. However, what makes this ultimately such a captivating film is its pure authenticity.
| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 12, 2022
It’s a pleasure to sprint alongside Saloum in an effort to keep up.
| Sep 9, 2022
Herbulot and Diop have made a movie that is bold and exciting, combining bits of reality with outsized myth, in a tale of crime, revenge, and literal monsters, set in a wonderland where it seems anything can happen.
| Sep 9, 2022
It’s best viewed as a glint of first-act promise (and a glimpse of what Herbulot could make with a few more million dollars and a VFX assist).
| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 7, 2022