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Friday, January 6, 2023

"The Menu" is deliciously bonkers!


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No hate to anyone that didn’t like the movie but this is the exact reason why I love The Menu. Personally I’m not a huge horror person and I think the horror in the film isn’t necessarily scary but rather unnerving (which is good). 

We’ve become so precious about satire that when its value is purely fun, we see it as lesser than. Satire doesn’t need to be opaque or complex or to be good. People have forgotten how nice it is to just be entertained.

We've been so spoiled by movies like Get Out, Parasite and The Lobster, which do incredible work to add to the conversation. But it's also okay to re-up the current conversation in a different (and effective) way without having to add to it.

There are many kinds of satire, but most importantly, it’s about what the writers want to achieve with their premise and concept. The Menu is so much fun because it knows what it is and doesn’t waste time to be extra about it. It just comes in and does its job and takes a bow.


"The Menu" is such a funny dark comedy. Anya Taylor-Joy ordering a cheeseburger and saying that line after one bite was so great.

"Unfortunately my eyes were a little bigger than my stomach."





I really enjoyed this movie! Best part is I went into it expecting a completely different movie then what it ended up being and I ended up enjoying it even more.



I liked it when Hong Chau said you will eat less than you desire and more than you deserve it's true the menu really be giving me anxiety in all the right places.



"Where did you go to school?"

"Brown"

"Student loans?"

"No"

"Sorry, you're dying."






As a foodie who also loves thriller movies, "The Menu" was the perfect combination. I watched this movie last night and am still haunted. 

I’ve watched lots of mediocre fare the last few days and this one kept me invested and alert the whole way through.

Original, well-acted, weird, surprisingly moving. Blends horror & drama & comedy beautifully. Uses a single space enormously well. And keeps surprising us all the way to its last shot.  I genuinely couldn't guess what comes next. I loved it!

The movie is "delicious". It is unhinged entertainment at its finest form. It threw me for a loop but perfectly executed. Honestly! So iconic from beginning to end! It’s absolutely bonkers!!

It’s a dark-comedy thriller with a Chef’s Table theme that’s great whether you love or hate high end dining culture/media. I’m not sure what was more contrived and pretentious, the food critics and dishes in the film or the film itself.

It's one of the best films I've seen in ages. This is a polarizing film. You can say it tries too hard to be Yorgos Lanthimos, but to me it's still a fun enjoyable watch. It's one of the best comedies, but it still has the same problems as Velvet Buzzsaw and Triangle of Sadness.

Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy were faultless as always...I can watch Fiennes' micro facial muscles move all day. He is a true masterclass. Taylor-Joy eating a cheeseburger at the end is a real "final girl"..oooppss! sorry for the spoiler.

But damn if Nicholas Hoult doesn't steal the show at times. Hoult mansplaining to Taylor-Joy every bit of the evening is fucking hilarious. He is so good at playing a pathetic, overeager little bottom bitch to a powerful man. Hoult is so good at looking flustered. His comedic timing is such a tentpole of how perfectly paced this movie is. Every time the tension builds to a fever pitch, there he is acting like the most important thing in the world is how fucking good this food is.











Very much not what I was expecting, and the later courses got a little "eh" for my taste, but I enjoyed the hell out of this meal of a movie. Very much recommend. 

Knives Out Glass Onion and The Menu all in the same mid-tier vaguely anti rich without saying anything revolutionary cinematic universe.

The Menu is quite solid, and delivers some points much better than the preachy, smug Glass Onion...or the try-hard, indulgently naturalistic Triangle of Sadness.

I miss movies that aren’t afraid to be less than 2 hours. The Menu almost feels like one long scene, focusing on "the meal". It has tension, sprinkled with dark humor, all wrapped into a commentary about pretentiousness and class.

Now, this is a masterpiece! With such enthralling screenplay, masterful directing and a great cast, this horror satire is must-see cinema.

One of my favorite movies of the year!


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1 comment:

  1. I was thrilled after watching this movie. Although this movie is very specific and as I think not for every viewer. I was hesitant to watch this movie for a long time because of the mixed reviews, but when I found this movie in a selection of movies on netflix ranked by imdb, I knew I would give it a chance after all. And I'm glad I did.

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