Viewed: 4/12/22.
Director: Mark Mylod
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau
Genre: Thriller / Comedy
Rating: MA
‘The Menu’ is
a biting satire on the modern infatuation with food fetishisation. The premise
is simple – Tyler (Hoult), Margot (Taylor-Joy) and an exclusive group – including
food critics Lillian (McTeer) & Ted (Adelstein) + actor Leguizamo &
partner Felicity (Carrero) + millionaire Richard (Birney) & Anne (Light) +
3 frat-boys – pay an exorbitant fee to get a boat to a secluded island (off the
coast of Georgia) where a famous chef (Fiennes), maître de Elsa (Chau) and their
team cook them a degustation dinner.
After 30min of
getting to know the characters and wondering how similar this was going to be
to ‘The Trip’, it takes a left-turn and almost does a ‘Get Out’. It’s funny to
see how each character reacts to the events, and while they’re often absurd, you
wonder what you would do in the same situation…
It’s definitely
not a full-on horror film, or an outright comedy, but strikes a nice
black-comedy balance, carried primarily by Fiennes & Taylor-Joy, with all
the others adding something to the mix. Each twist is not quite what you expect
and the ending is great fun. Lots of “why?”s, but also – why not? The less you
know going in, the better!
Overall: Fun,
sly and engaging
Gav’s Rating: 3.5 stars.
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