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milktreeWe watched The Menu the other night. It's on HBO Max.
I really liked it.
It was hilarious, and horrifying, and wonderful and weird. It hinted at further mysteries, revealing just enough to satisfy without going into so much detail as to sidetrack the main thrust of the film.
It's kind of a horror movie, but not so much that Rachel didn't want to watch it.
It definitely had some "what the fuck just happened?!?" moments.
I would recommend not reading anything about the plot before watching it.
Everything you need to know (that's not a spoiler)
A high end restaurant has an exclusive tasting menu on a private island. Hijinks ensue.
Kind of inspired by Chef's Table, maybe a bit by The worst Michelin starred restaurant ever (this review is incredibly funny, and worth a read all by itself, including the followup to the rebuttal).
Photography was brilliant and sensuous (Chef's Table guy did the food photography), the kitchen work all seemed real (all the kitchen staff actors were picked because they had kitchen experience)
Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy were brilliant. Nobody sucked.
It's been a few days and the more I look back on it the more I like it.
Two thumbs up.
I really liked it.
It was hilarious, and horrifying, and wonderful and weird. It hinted at further mysteries, revealing just enough to satisfy without going into so much detail as to sidetrack the main thrust of the film.
It's kind of a horror movie, but not so much that Rachel didn't want to watch it.
It definitely had some "what the fuck just happened?!?" moments.
I would recommend not reading anything about the plot before watching it.
Everything you need to know (that's not a spoiler)
A high end restaurant has an exclusive tasting menu on a private island. Hijinks ensue.
Kind of inspired by Chef's Table, maybe a bit by The worst Michelin starred restaurant ever (this review is incredibly funny, and worth a read all by itself, including the followup to the rebuttal).
Photography was brilliant and sensuous (Chef's Table guy did the food photography), the kitchen work all seemed real (all the kitchen staff actors were picked because they had kitchen experience)
Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy were brilliant. Nobody sucked.
It's been a few days and the more I look back on it the more I like it.
Two thumbs up.
