The Menu: A Psychopathic Chef Serves up Terror with a Side of Laughter

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Mark Mylod's 'The Menu' was released in 2022. We watched how the movie, which started as a horror thriller about a psychopathic chef, turned into a black comedy. In this content, we have compiled the review of 'The Menu' movie for you.

Note: May contain spoilers.

With a screenplay by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, The Menu is one of the most entertaining and engaging social thrillers of recent times.

The film uses the increasingly popular world of avant-garde cooking to make its outrageously funny criticism of the world's rich and elite.

We can say that the movie is very successful in making social criticism. In addition, one of the reasons for the success of the movie is that Ralph Fiennes in the lead role creates unpredictable excitement, chills and laughter on the audience at the same time.

Fiennes plays celebrity chef Julian Slowik, who begins living full-time on the deserted island where his luxury restaurant Hawthorne is located. The movie doesn't follow Slowik. Instead, it moves from the point of view of Margot, who is invited by Tyler to attend a private dinner at the Hawthorne.

They are joined on their journey by an arrogant food critic, a former movie star, some snobby bosses, and people from the financial sector.

When Tyler, Margot, and the other guests arrive at the Hawthorne to spend the night, things take a dark and surprisingly morbid turn. It soon becomes clear that Slowik's plans for the evening are not what his customers had expected

But the presence of Margot, whom Tyler invited at the last minute after his girlfriend broke up with him, disrupts all plans for the evening. At least this is the case from Slowik's point of view.

Margot's arrival leads to a battle of wills between Slowik, with whom she has more in common than she thought. Margot's status as an unwanted customer leads to scenes of tension, horror and comedy between her and Slowik, the cook.

The actors in the movie understand the task they have been given and deliver performances that are both playful and committed, even knowing that they will die after serving all the food.

By the way, the character of Tyler, played by Hoult, is ultra-annoying. The way he invites Margot there knowing that she will die, the way he knows months in advance what will happen in the restaurant that night, the way he sanctifies Slowik, the cook, is enough to push the viewer's tolerance level.

Chef Slowik's multi-course meals are legendary and he sells them for $1,250 per person. At the beginning of the movie, we see an unimpressed Margot saying "What, are we eating Rolexes?" and mocking her boyfriend Tyler.

While the personalized treatment each guest receives in the film may seem amazing at first, and they may feel pampered, the film is clearly mocking these people. How? ''Wealth corrupts people.''

From main course to dessert, Slowik's services and the punishments for diners become increasingly bizarre and menacing. Directed by Mark Mylod, Slowik is a man so determined to turn food into art that he has forgotten his true purpose.

His disgust at the act of eating has long extinguished his taste for cooking. So much so that we hear Margot complaining, "Even your hot food is cold."

On the other hand, the movie could also be exploring the food industry, small portions sold at exorbitant prices and the struggle for engagement on social media. What is unrealistic or, let's say, bizarre, is how easily the customers in the restaurant accept death.

What do you think about the movie? We are waiting for your comments!

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