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Nov 18, 2022 · A satire of the gourmet food world and the elitism of the ultra-rich, The Menu features Ralph Fiennes as a master chef who serves his guests a deadly menu. Read the full review by Christy Lemire, who praises the performances, the script, and the technical aspects of the film.
Nov 18, 2022 · The Menu is a movie about a couple who dine at a mysterious restaurant with a famous chef. Read critics and audience reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie.
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Nov 17, 2022 · Yet everyone is having such a good time, it’s impossible not to join them. The movie’s eye might be on haute cuisine, but its heart is pure fish and chips. The Menu. Rated R for slaying ...
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By Rafael Motamayor
Posted: Sep 14, 2022 3:00 pm
This is an advanced review out of the Toronto International Film Festival, where The Menu made its world premiere. It will hit theaters on Nov. 18, 2022.
The Menu is a slow-cooked meal with a murderous kick: a delectable full course with a bloody and comedic twist, several surprises along the way, a delightful cast led by Ralph Fiennes at his best, some gorgeous presentation, and a sweet and explosive dessert that sticks with you long after your bill arrives. It also happens to be a bloody good time.
It’s set in the world of haute cuisine, where rich people go to the most expensive place that deconstructs basic meals into senseless plates just for the sake of it, and the guests don't appreciate either the food or the staff because they're just there to show their class and station. We're talking about the type of restaurant that offers breadless bread plates, or courses consisting of a couple of leaves served on a big rock and covered with sea foam because it represents … something, whatever.
That is the world in which the renowned Chef Slowik (Fiennes) finds himself trapped in. This is a man who genuinely loves what he does – who has loved making food for others for years – but now is forced to cater to rich assholes who don't give a single crap about the food they're consuming. He leads the restaurant on the 12-acre Hawthorn Island, a place so exclusive the employees live in bunk beds in a warehouse smaller than a New York apartment. They slaughter, fish, skin, harvest, prepare, and cook every ingredient locally on the island day after day, catering only to 12 people a night, with tickets costing $1250 a head.
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Speaking of eye candy, The Menu looks gorgeous. Shot like the fanciest of Netflix food documentaries, and presenting each dish with care, detail, and hilarious on-screen text explaining what's in it, this is not a movie you should watch on an empty stomach — that, along with the descent into horror, is not unlike the exquisite Hannibal. Likewise, t...
The Menu is a hilariously wicked thriller about the world of high-end restaurants, featuring a stellar cast led by a phenomenal Ralph Fiennes, some of the most gorgeous food shots in recent film history, and accompanied by a delicious hors d'oeuvres sampling of commentary on the service industry, class warfare, and consumerism.
The Menu is a film about a restaurant on a remote island where the guests are served a deadly meal by a chef who hates them. IGN praises the cast, the food shots, the humor, and the commentary on class and consumerism.
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Nov 18, 2022 · The Menu Is Deliciously Mean By Alison Willmore , a Vulture film critic Ralph Fiennes is a celebrity chef from hell in a film that feels like an unhinged sibling to The Bear .
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Sep 17, 2022 · A group of wealthy and pretentious diners are served a deadly menu by a chef who despises them in this black comedy. Read the Variety review of this restaurant thriller that skewers high-end food culture and its absurdity.
The Menu deserves to be seen with very little knowledge of the plot. Even the trailers (and likely this review) give too much away. It’s a dark, vicious satire that expertly unfolds itself over ...
