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The Menu (2022)
Wonderful
surprises await you all.
Director: Mark Mylod, rated PG
  Starring:
Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Paul
Adelstein, Janet McTeer, Judith Light, John Leguizamo, Aimee Carrero, Reed
Birney, Rebecca Koon
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"So once again, thank
you for dining with us tonight. You represent the ruin of my art
and my life, and now you get to be a part of it. Part of what I
hope is my... masterpiece." -
Chef Slowik
Why watch this?
This will not be what you expect, but it's one clever film
about food and its obsessions.
Plot Summary:
A young couple travel to a remote island to dine at an exclusive
and very expensive restaurant, Hawthorne. Run by a celebrity
chef, the restaurant boasts a lavish tasting menu promising a
unique culinary experience. However, as the evening progresses,
the guests realize the chef has some shocking surprises planned
that go far beyond haute cuisine.
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Dad's Preview:
The film's introduction plays similar to an Agatha Christie
novel, which begs the viewer to figure out the purpose of
assembling a particular cast of characters. As the evening enfolds, we
learn that each dinner guest is somewhat unlikable, and the Chef has
things specifically designed to expose their detestable natures.
Poor Margot, a woman there only by chance, is stuck in the middle
of a demented game. This film introduced me to Anya Taylor-Joy,
as Margot, and, wow, what an actress. She stands
toe-to-toe with veteran actor Ralph Fiennes and never flinches. This mine field of
revenge and obsessions will horrify, thrill, and
completely entertain you - each course more delicious than the
last. |
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Hyperobject
Industries, Gary Sanchez
Prod.;
Searchlight Pictures
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