I watched this in cinemas on my own. Normaly I go to the movies with my sister but this was advitised as a horror/thriller movie so I had to go alone. But the cool thing was not only did my sister not wanna watch this movie so did anybody else who lived in my city. So I sat there all alone. It was a surreal but funny experience.
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I thought that's where it was going too, but I honestly feel now like that's part of the joke. I feel like the movie leans intentionally into the perception that it's gonna turn out to be cannibals, only to make it clear by the end that, actually, the chef would probably find it incredibly insulting that anyone would dare suggest he'd serve something so crass, lol.
The lady of the cheater husband was a really pleasant surprise for me honestly, once she figured out who Margot was she didn't try to attack Margot or call her a slut or a whore or anything like that. In fact towards the end when Margot is leaving the lady gives her this tiny little wave to encourage her to leave. It's small, but I really liked that detail
That's because she realized she's known who husband has been the entire time and still never left. She felt nothing, she was complacent, just like when she dies at the end.
The sous chef telling the women, "oh everyone dying was my pitch actually." is just my favorite line of the movie. Such a fun little twist in the moment
I love her little "super proud of it" and then everyone gets more wine. I actually laughed out loud when I saw that. But the tortilla bit is also amazing. :D
An understated moment “he didn’t tell me about the barrel… I didn’t forget” as someone who’s been to school and worked in multiple kitchens under a lot of frazzled chef, that line hit home
I feel like everyone who's worked for someone they admire has that moment, where you are blamed for not doing something you weren't told to do and wanting to defend yourself without looking like ur avoiding responsibility
Ralph Fiennes is scary good in this one. I actually felt uncomfortable MANY times during this film just looking at that pouty, on-the-verge-of-tears look he has the whole movie like he’s just about to do something terrible. So chilling
Tyler is like that one guy in the class who reminded the teacher that there's homework to be turned in before the class starts and proceeds to get bullied by the entire class.... and the teacher.
Plus, he was grateful for it! Also funny: the woman with no loans so she must die, the first course with the rocks they fawn over, Tyler’s BS. And NO BREAD!
From the trailer I honestly thought this was going to be some horror cannibal movie but was pleasantly surprised of what it was after watching. Great movie!
I thought it would be a "The Most Dangerous Game" situation (I thought when the men were allowed to escape that might happen), but instead I laughed throughout at the absurdity of the guests' posturing, Slowik's plan, and Hong Chau as Elsa (the host) is the best character in the film! I loved this movie!
I feel like the oddball out because everybody I talked to did NOT enjoy this movie, even my favorite podcast, and I was such a damn huge fan. It had so many beautiful underlying tones, great cinematography, a wonderful cast and it so was tastefully unique. Ralph Fiennes deserves so much for this because his acting was ridiculously brilliant!
Agreed… I love tight, attentive films like this where (if you’re to believe the behind the scenes commentary) the performers appear to be having fun totally in character
I like that Anya's character lives for simply treating his food as food making him love cooking again just for a brief moment and having someone legitimately love his cooking for being good. Also the man's wife was so sweet, despite being labeled as privileged she just accepted death happy that one person made it out.
I think the reason everyone didn’t fight back and eventually embraced their death at the end, is because they realized they deserved to die. They realized Chef was right. They were almost hypnotized by the entire night of speeches. It is kind of cliche to have “rich are evil” plot line but it really worked for this film, especially about consumerism
I don't think any of them "deserved" to die. There are plenty of much worse crimes. The one actor was basically just a regular shity person. The chef pretty much said that the only reason he was there was because he acted in a movie he didn't like, and the girl did literally nothing wrong. They just made peace with the idea that they were going to die because there was no way for them to escape.
@@yiledute wouldnt agree with that since slowik also raises a question "why didnt y'all try to fight back harder" and thats a good question. why didnt they? its not like island was highly equipped with weapons or employees to handle them relentlessly trying to get away/survive. it was just them, and kitchen staff so it doesnt really make sense to say there was no way for them to escape cuz to be fair, there most certainly was
@@acefoxy4117 why didn't they? Because it's scary. It's very easy for us and him to say that; our lives are not threatened and he doesn't care enough for his own life. It may sound rude but him asking that question is the same as asking it to a woman who was raped, a person who is being bullied, a victim of assault or even murder. Why didn't they fought harder? Because it's freaking scary.
@@yiledute but that's not a good comparison... U bet ur ass rape victim or any kind of physical violence victim fought their hardest to survive but it might not be enough. If woman is getting raped you best believe she will try everything in her own power to get away but if she wont be able to that's when she will give up since her efforts are futile. So ye, its scary but death is even scarier so usually that's a good motivator to push you to ur limits but in this movie even that wasnt enough
@@yiledute i think other than the fact they had no escape they fully realized that chef had ammunition on them anyway, and even though it wouldnt like RUIN ruin some of their lives it was definitely scary for sure ... i wouldnt know how to act in their shoes cos id be so scared LMFAO
Dish analysis from another video: 1:48 Oysters and lemon mignonette - Common flavors put together that have to be broken down and deconstructed, foreshadowing what happens to the guests. This is meant to be taken as Chef throwing down the gauntlet. 4:29 Amuse Bouche - More foreshadowing. Charred lace - crater. Milk snow - ash from the fire. Cucumber and melon - the guests. 5:54 The Island - Scallop on a rock - Chef presenting himself to the guests. Plants - "in the weeds" 8:24 Breadless bread plate - straight up snarking at picky customers. But you can also make a case for Lilian's plate having a broken emulsion on purpose as his way of saying SHE'S as useless as a broken emulsion. Memory - Self explanatory The Mess - Pressurized vegetables - literal pun. Bone marrow - blood. Beef jus - sweat. Potato confit - tears. As a whole, it's essentially a dead body with blood pouring out. It even has a hole for the bullet. 22:47 Man's Folly - Plum vinegar exists because of Umeboshi, whey plays a vital part in making yogurt, sea kelp and lettuce are what keeps the oceans biome from wreaking havoc. But everyone either doesn't know that or forgets, because they don't taste good, aren't as attractive, or can be very difficult to work with in their natural form. It's the same with women, especially when they try to speak out against unfair treatment like what the chef describes. They get called things like "bottom feeders", like crabs. Final scene with Margot/Erin eating the cheeseburger - She didn't care about giving him peace of mind. She just wanted to survive. And Chef acknowledged that. Using his menu as a napkin - She never believed anything he said for one second. She is, in fact, a taker that knows her worth. And THAT'S why she lived.
I relate to Slowik's feelings a little. Being a chef in a high end restaurant is something I've wanted to do since I was 5. And now that I am living that dream, it feels empty and vapid. I don't feel like I am cooking food anymore. I don't get to see people enjoy my work. I hate my passion.
As an artist who had to get out of a slump herself recently, I hope you can find your passion again. When I’ve been taken to high end restaurants on occasion, I do love the food and I don’t think the efforts of you and your fellow chefs goes unnoticed by all. I hope you find a way to cook and love your passion again.
I am an Architectural Technologist and we have the same issue, your designs although nice become boring and work becomes a chore, but luckily I had one client recently and I found my love for my work and I hope you do too :)
What I JUST realized watching this reaction was that Slowik died standing amongst the diners (those who take) standing opposite to his kitchen staff (those who give). Maybe it’s for presentation purposes but for how painstakingly planned everything was and how Margot was even given the choice of which class of people to die with, I just don’t think Slowik dying in the center of the dining room instead of with his staff was purely for aesthetic purposes.
Fun fact: The food in the movie were pretty much props, making them inedible. However, the cheeseburger scene was real, and it made the cast so incredibly hungry that John Leguizamo ended up ordering burgers and fries to the cast. And I'm going to be making a cheeseburger like that tomorrow, with the onions cooked just like that.
Better than expected and one of the best of the year. Love the mix of Satire, Dark Comedy, Horror. Anya kills it and Ralph deserves a oscar nomination.
The creepy cult feeling the staff has is scary close to what high end kitchens. I love that the dishes served in the movie where done with respect too. And didn’t go into the horror way, like serving human meat or something.
This and Everything, Everywhere, All At Once were the best impulse watches I did last year. Such a fun and surprising movie. Leguizamo's reason for being there killed me.
I was getting Hereditary/Midsommar vibes from the music and then I found out it was the same composer for Ari Asters films. I forgot his name. He knows how to bring "hauntingly beautiful" to life.
We don't know whether he's "constantly" cheating on his wife, but we know that his wife said Margot looked like their daughter, and that Margot told the chef that he had her pretend to be his daughter and tell him he was a good man and that they loved each other very much. Had he ever done anything to his daughter? Was he repressing these dark feelings for years? We don't know.
“Is it done? You sure? You wanna- maybe you wanna jam it into the pacojet?” Is one of the funniest lines in the movie, and delivered in such a subtle and funny way
Why? i worked in the service industry, fast food and customer service, but never felt like the customers should die. How insecure must one be to let others actions affect how they feel about themselves? If someone feeling entitled makes you feel like they should die that says more about you than it does them
@@sugarbomb1346its not that serious. sometimes you just want a cathartic release of your frustrations through fictional media. i dont think the service workers would actually want the customers to die
Love that the movie lets you fill in the back story’s in your own mind. Like the one picture of the chef with his possible child and he looks happy the next picture he’s older at hawthorn and he looks miserable. I wonder if he lost his kid/wife some kind of tragedy.
@@noahmasi9368 exactly. Could be divorce. His family/hate him for who he became because of the industry. But all the back story is just kind of there in the back ground
One thing I am trying to fill in is why the wife of the rich guy, Margot's client, had to die - apart from the "cod" moment, we are given nothing. Based on Margot story about their sexual encounter which included the guy's daughter, and based on the fact that it doesn't seem the couple's daughter is dead, my theory is that maybe the guy tried some stuff with their daughter, the wife knew and did nothing.... but who knows. Just a theory.
@@lenusniq_9746 the Chef explained exactly why he had to die with the "how many times have you eaten her" with the answer being 11 times and the dude can't remember a single dish he had eaten. He doesn't appreciate the Chefs art, he's a man who can never be satisfied, and because of his wealth and privilege he's one of the only people who can ever experience Hawthorn and he has no real appreciation for it. That's why Chef kills them.
I knew absolutely NOTHING about this movie except the title and the cast. So last night I decided to watch it by myself in a dark room, thinking it was going to be a chill comedy of some sort. Holy fucking shit, I didn't even touch my snacks for the entire movie. One of the most surprising movies since 2022's "Pearl". This one was hella uncomfortable though, like you're watching a nightmare.
I found the movies trailer and I stopped in halfway because i was hooked and then downloaded the film. Then twice was about to start watching it and something stopped me. So I started watching it thinking it was going to be a cannibal thing or something like that. It was deliciously uncomfortable. Then tension was amazing. I usually seek the feeling I got from this and usually end up disappointed.
I loved Hong Chau in this, she was great especially the tortilla scene. Nicholas Hoult was great too. I absolutely hated him more and more as the movie went on.
I mean she could have had a scholarship or doctors as parents or a lucky inheritance. I don't think upper middle class can be put in the same category as the kind of rich this movie is talking about. Having parents that are doctors or artists doesn't lead to the same kind of exploitation as being a child of an industrialist.
@@katara2021 Yes I agree but Chef also did extensive background checks and so by him asking this question he knows the reason why she doesn’t have any and it’s probably privilege based on her reaction.
Cute little behind the scenes detail: Typically in movies when you see them eating, they spit it out once the cameras stop rolling. Nicholas Hoult actually IS eating everything, to keep in character!
Anya. Taylor. Joy! Loved this movie. Spoof/parody of the food critique industry. My favorite part/scene was during the end. "Hell yea, I'll be chomping on a good 'ol [American] cheeseburger"! One of my favorite flicks of 2022.
The critics The movie stars The financial bros The journalists The fanboy And the giver. That’s Margot, she gave the chef an opportunity to feel and remember why he enjoyed cooking. To make food that someone was going to enjoy to the fullest. That’s why she was spared.
I genuinely got emotional during the scene of him making a cheesburger. That's not a sentence I ever thought I would say unironically, but this movie really pulled it off. Easily one of my new faves.
One of the most entertaining films of the year. Ralph Fiennes was made for this role and Anya shines again. Nicholas Hoult is really good too, he's gonna even bigger eventually. He's hilarious in The Great
In another part of the original script, it mentions a) Chef was found running a taco truck outside a Food Expo, and it was "the happiest he'd ever been", and Lillian ruined that with the interview that made Hawthorne into a reality. b) Margot calling him out on the fact that he parked his taco truck outside the Food Expo KNOWING Food critics were going to be there.
I was dying of laughter in the theater all three times I saw it. Fraking loved it. As someone who has worked in restaurants, this movie was so cathartic
I agree, I don't think I would categorize it as a slow burn, there is a definite sense of foreboding in the beginning and you're not quite sure why, but then 'The Mess' happens and the tone solidifies. But even then not everyone can believe that they really saw what they saw, the critic still thinking that its 'theatre' (RIP chef Jeremy). It reminds me of the idea of boiling the frog - the water gets hotter and hotter until it's too late.
Something I didn't think about when first watching this, Nicholas Hours character knows they are going die and still is taking pictures instead of living in the moment.
I had a very meta experience with this one. I went to see it on my day off and chose it because John Leguizamo was in it and I trust his choices. I loved it, but it was not what I expected.
I really really liked this film. It's insanely beautiful. And it was awesome to hear that the amazing Dominique Crenn, from my city, was involved with creating the dishes. I would imagine she had a blast creating the stereotypical pretentious dishes, especially considering she's essentially the opposite of Ralph Fiennes's character as a chef. Also "DO NOT EAT...just savor the tip's mouth feel."
I swear Elsa's line, "You will eat less than you desire, and more than you deserve" should be on the list of Top 100 Movie Quotes. Along with "There are no substitutes at Hawthornes!!!"
Chef Dominique Crenn created some beautiful dishes in this movie. I am also with you, not appetizing, but still interesting visually. She is also the first female chef in the US to earn 3 Michelin Stars. There is a theory that since Tyler knew that he and everyone else was going to die, he broke up with his girlfriend to at least spare her. So that is the reason he hired a sex worker to come in her place, because he saw her as expendable.
One of my favorite movies this past year, with Everything Everywhere all at once. Like most people, I expected it to go down the Cannibal road, but it didn't, and I'm glad it didn't. I wasn't expecting the dark humor throughout it all, nor the anticapitalism / consumerism message, but it definitely made the movie better. The camera work on the cooking reminded me a lot of what had been done on the TV show Hannibal, where they made food porn out of something terribly wrong (human flesh in the show). Here, they made food porn out of vapid dishes, but the real kicker is the burger, that actually made me damn hungry when I saw it. It was a great movie, honestly, and the acting was top notch from everyone (Nicholas Hoult was so insufferable, it was amazing). I keep thinking about it from time to time.
I miss the theater experience because of college but after seeing it on HBO Max I wasn’t expecting this movie to be this insane cult of a Restaurant with some humor and darkness to it I really loved the acting by Ralph, Anya, and Nicholas. Also I recommended this movie to my parents and they thought they expected that the food was bad and the customers would be poisoned in the movie. And also I love how Chef Slowik has miss to make food right. The Cheeseburger scene was so well made.
I think why the chef is such a great villain was because, while the industry and people ruined him, he also ruined himself. He chose to go to a remote island, he chose to keep his cooks in a unsanitary shed, he chose to cook shitty “food” to satisfy the stupidity of the rich with the delusions of culinary improvements, all because of his obsession to be better, he built himself up to “better” his own passion only to realize that the people there didn’t give a shit about his food but rather the clout. He must’ve known this truth for a while, but after being on an island for so long, it hit him like a truck and caused him to break, honestly the tipping point must’ve been when he sexually harassed his own coworker, and after seeing the monster he had become, he decided to destroy it all, included himself, in a petty, self pitied manner. Honestly an amazing villain ngl.
That's not what the movie was about. The movie was about appreciating things. The things you do. The things other people do for you. The people in that room didn't appreciate anything. They just ate, which is what Chef said at the beginning. Don't eat. Appreciate it. They didn't even appreciate themselves. Like Nick Holtz's character. He talked about food. Romanticized it. But he didn't appreciate it. This was basically Saw in a dining room. The message is that you should enjoy being alive. The passion that people give in the things they love. And have passion yourselves for things that you love.
2022 has been an amazing year for original filmmaking. The Menu, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Northman. Best year of film since before Covid.
If I had a nickel for every movie in 2022 about a bunch of rich assholes getting killed on a private island that ends with a big explosion, I'd have two nickels. It's not a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
Just finished this like 5 minutes ago so I’m pumped to watch your reaction because I thoroughly enjoyed it and thought Ralph fiennes was incredible and of course so was Anya Taylor Joy. Some things I expected and some I had no idea what would happen but it was delivered in such an entertaining way that it was all thoroughly enjoyable
i laughed so much with each time the chef did the clap thing ... this movie is soooo goood ... one of my favorites and one of the few films of 2022 that truly schoked me with the way it was going, i was not prepared for this experience, and i loved every single minute of it ps: RALPH FIENNES is amazing in this, but everytime i saw his face, all i could really see was VOLDEMORT
I find it so uplifting to know that I can relate and talk to people who understand, the movie is impeccable with the right amount of horror and comedy blending so well together.
Always nice to see a movie with a happy ending. Chef gets to cook one last meal that he actually cares about. He gets to please a customer one last time. And then all the rich people die.
This movie was a hell of a lot of fun to watch, and then you start thinking about it and it's surprisingly deep. And yet very simple. Her recognizing that he had lost the love and joy and giving it back to him for that one brief moment, and playing the game out to paying the $10 is just so brilliant. Tyler's Bullshit nearly ended me. God that is one of the funniest and most unexpected moments in film in recent memory. The fact that they all realized they were horrible people who were takers and when they had the chance they didn't fight back. Ralph Fiennes is just such an amazing actor. The emotion he portrays in every little muscle twitch is amazing. Unexpectedly one of my favorite films that I have no real idea how to classify. It just is.
There’s only 3 occasions where i found Ralph Fiennes scary…..Red Dragon, Shinler’s list…..and this Whether as a Nazi, Serial Killer, or disgruntled chef that mam knows how to have terrifying stage presence!
I loved this movie. I thought it was so funny and so well done. I loved how they did a close up shot of the foods and the description in the top corner. Ralph and Anya were amazing.
The movie itself was decent, but the premise was amazing, and the twist that the guy knew they were all going to die, and still brought someone who hadnt agreed with that i thought was amazing
I do think that they did serve a person on a plate after James killed himself, and the thought they never revealed that the dish was actually human and the uncertainty that comes with that thought is both amazing and terrifying at the same time. More so then just out right saying that it was indeed human meat. Such a great film. Edit: one thing I forgot to mention that, the horror in this film is also really well done. Being able to use that uncertainty as I mentioned above, and keep it lingering and unanswered is a huge aspect that people very often overlook in horror.
When I have just realised the appliance Margot/Erin uses to hit the lady in chefs house is a paco jet that tyler asked the chef if they used when they first arrived at the restaurant
For those wondering, I think Margot got to live for two reasons. 1. She wasn't really supposed to be there, considering Tyler hired her for specific "services." 2. Since Margot was able to learn about Slowik's past as a much happier burger cook, she used that to her advantage. As a result, it sparked a sort of REAL passion in him...something I imagine Slowik hadn't felt since the day he became famous
You need to watch Triangle of Sadness. It completes the Glass Onion, Menu, Triangle of Sadness commentary on the rich trilogy. The ending is truly the finale!
THANK YOU Reel Rejects for reacting to The MENU... Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicholas Hoult gave amazing performances in this movie. The dark humor in this movie were great!! I watched this movie three times in an art-house theater in Seoul, S. Korea. It was easily one of my top ten movies of 2022. By the way, when are we going to get the other Nicolas Hoult's horror/comedy movie, Renfield Trailer reaction by the Reel Rejects???
Y’all’s take on Slowick was SO refreshing! He’s such a well-crafted character BECAUSE of his flaws, and I think some folks lose out on that when they’re too caught up in the themes of the film to appreciate that.
John Leguizamo's character in the original script was written as a fictional version of Daniel Radcliffe, to be played by Daniel Radcliffe but that obviously didn't happen. That's why they don't even name the actor's name in the movie ig.
So side note. 1. I loved this as a foodie. It shows why I enjoy the experience of dining. A reason to eat. 2. I have friends who are police officers and when they respond to a domestic call the one room they try to keep people out of is the kitchen because everything is a weapon. Much love and keep on keepin on J.
OMG I can't wait to watch this with y'all. This along with Triangle of Sadness were a couple of my favorite films of 2022. I love the part where he quotes Martin Luther King Jr before killing everyone and this made me crave a cheeseburger for weeks (I'm vegan).
So in the script, it just called for Margot to sit there and cry upon finding out Tyler brought her there knowing she was going to die. Anya herself said no, and that's how we got her just straight up losing her shit on him. Here's the full quote: "I have a thing about feminine rage. Which people think for some reason and this is no disrespect to any writer - I get a lot of, like, 'men doing really terrible things' and women sitting silently while one tear slowly falls. And I'm like, "Oh no no no no no. We get mad, and angry."
To be honest I've never really understood haute cuisine. I've always felt that the food is being presented in a fancy way to the point one feels it to be just redundant. The food is also being overanalyzed down to the last minute detail by food critics and connoisseurs. It does feel more like a brain exercise and it takes the fun out of eating something.
One thing I caught on a rewatch was that when he gets the tortilla with the picture of him in the bad movie, he kinda laughs and admits it was a shitty movie but that it was a "fun shoot". So, in a way, is the chef just being kind of hypocritical in that he's so focused on 'this didn't meet my artistic standards' when in fact his whole breakdown is caused by cooking haute cuisine that has become devoid of love or any joy in cooking or just satisfying basic desires. Sometimes you just need a cheeseburger or a stupid movie. (FWIW I actually kind of love that kind of fancy ass food too so I probably would also have been geeking out over it, lol).
But his cheeseburger was perfectly cooked. Also, his issue with the actor was that it was poor acting on his day off. This decision to off the actor was the pettiest.
There's a deleted scene where the women DO get bread with Man's Folly, and it IS as delicious as promised. You can even see Tyler eating some that he stole when Chef comes up to confront him about why he's there.
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I watched this in cinemas on my own. Normaly I go to the movies with my sister but this was advitised as a horror/thriller movie so I had to go alone. But the cool thing was not only did my sister not wanna watch this movie so did anybody else who lived in my city. So I sat there all alone. It was a surreal but funny experience.
I LOVED IT!!!!
"Cheeseburger Sexworker" sounds like dope 90's band name lol
This is a great dark comedy! Bad third act, with an ok ending.
I really don't know how you didn't see "Jeremy's Mess" coming.
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"Tyler's Bullshit" was one of the funniest moments in 2022 cinema
Bro, the entire theater was dying of laughter
@@skyrushyesminderaserno1150you had a much better audience than me hahaha I was looked at like I was crazed for laughing throughout the movie
I conquer! My mother and I laughed a ton when that popped up.
Clap 👏
Agreed
Butter! Leeks & shallots sautéed in butter! I bear witness to a revolution in cuisine!
I definitely thought it was gonna go down the "surprise, you just ate people" route, but I'm glad it didn't. Great movie. Hope to see it win awards.
I thought that's where it was going too, but I honestly feel now like that's part of the joke. I feel like the movie leans intentionally into the perception that it's gonna turn out to be cannibals, only to make it clear by the end that, actually, the chef would probably find it incredibly insulting that anyone would dare suggest he'd serve something so crass, lol.
@@caggles Agreed! It is sorta the classic go to plot for any type of horror/thriller involving food.
@@therevoltingpleb I never actually watched the trailer.
I thought he was composting people. 😅
I had to google to make sure it wasn't going to be that before I watched it (but didn't go beyond that question into spoilers), because I just can't.
The lady of the cheater husband was a really pleasant surprise for me honestly, once she figured out who Margot was she didn't try to attack Margot or call her a slut or a whore or anything like that. In fact towards the end when Margot is leaving the lady gives her this tiny little wave to encourage her to leave. It's small, but I really liked that detail
That's because she realized she's known who husband has been the entire time and still never left. She felt nothing, she was complacent, just like when she dies at the end.
Also, there's a theory that he was the reason their daughter committed suicide.
And played by Judith Light, the mom from Who's the Boss
@@turgid_member8717to me she will always be Claire Meade from Ugly Betty
@@turgid_member8717 And a badass jugde/later DA from Special Victims Unit
The sous chef telling the women, "oh everyone dying was my pitch actually." is just my favorite line of the movie. Such a fun little twist in the moment
I love her little "super proud of it" and then everyone gets more wine. I actually laughed out loud when I saw that. But the tortilla bit is also amazing. :D
I'm torn between "Tyler's bullshit" and "it's a tortilla"
@@benf6822 oh, “Tyler’s bullshit” for sure!
The fact that she was excited and perky about saying it was her idea 😂😂.
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An understated moment “he didn’t tell me about the barrel… I didn’t forget” as someone who’s been to school and worked in multiple kitchens under a lot of frazzled chef, that line hit home
I feel like everyone who's worked for someone they admire has that moment, where you are blamed for not doing something you weren't told to do and wanting to defend yourself without looking like ur avoiding responsibility
Ralph Fiennes is scary good in this one. I actually felt uncomfortable MANY times during this film just looking at that pouty, on-the-verge-of-tears look he has the whole movie like he’s just about to do something terrible. So chilling
The ending was very bad though but yeah
Over acting
@@trentonellingsworth9445 The worst. I enjoyed the movie until...yeah...
@@trentonellingsworth9445 lol u clowns never get satisfied
@@trentonellingsworth9445 the ending is not bad. Why are so many people saying it is. I want to know genuinely
Tyler is like that one guy in the class who reminded the teacher that there's homework to be turned in before the class starts and proceeds to get bullied by the entire class.... and the teacher.
He knows he's going to die and still took pictures instead of being in the moment.
my *absolute* part of this movie is when they give that dude a little bite for being the last one caught. I was absolutely dying at that.
Plus, he was grateful for it! Also funny: the woman with no loans so she must die, the first course with the rocks they fawn over, Tyler’s BS. And NO BREAD!
From the trailer I honestly thought this was going to be some horror cannibal movie but was pleasantly surprised of what it was after watching. Great movie!
Same. I'm so glad it wasn't.
I would have been satisfied if it was Midsommar Menu; but I adore what was made
When the first trailer came out, I said “It’ll be a twist if the twist isn’t cannibalism.”😂
I thought it would be a "The Most Dangerous Game" situation (I thought when the men were allowed to escape that might happen), but instead I laughed throughout at the absurdity of the guests' posturing, Slowik's plan, and Hong Chau as Elsa (the host) is the best character in the film! I loved this movie!
for that see: bones and all
I feel like the oddball out because everybody I talked to did NOT enjoy this movie, even my favorite podcast, and I was such a damn huge fan. It had so many beautiful underlying tones, great cinematography, a wonderful cast and it so was tastefully unique. Ralph Fiennes deserves so much for this because his acting was ridiculously brilliant!
Same
Which podcast ?
Diversify who you listen to, lots of people are giving this movie lots of love and praise, deservedly so.
Same here.
It is something different. And it makes people feel uncomfortable. So don't feel like a oddball for liking it. You are the .5 percent.
What made this film even more fun was seeing it with an audience. The gasps, hoots, hollers and other similar reactions made it a great time.
Agreed… I love tight, attentive films like this where (if you’re to believe the behind the scenes commentary) the performers appear to be having fun totally in character
Exactly the experience I had!!
Then going to dinner😂
I like that Anya's character lives for simply treating his food as food making him love cooking again just for a brief moment and having someone legitimately love his cooking for being good.
Also the man's wife was so sweet, despite being labeled as privileged she just accepted death happy that one person made it out.
That... AND if he kept her for the last dish, it would ruin the menu. She is no longer an ingredient that fits what he's trying to create.
I think the reason everyone didn’t fight back and eventually embraced their death at the end, is because they realized they deserved to die. They realized Chef was right. They were almost hypnotized by the entire night of speeches. It is kind of cliche to have “rich are evil” plot line but it really worked for this film, especially about consumerism
I don't think any of them "deserved" to die. There are plenty of much worse crimes. The one actor was basically just a regular shity person. The chef pretty much said that the only reason he was there was because he acted in a movie he didn't like, and the girl did literally nothing wrong.
They just made peace with the idea that they were going to die because there was no way for them to escape.
@@yiledute wouldnt agree with that since slowik also raises a question "why didnt y'all try to fight back harder" and thats a good question. why didnt they? its not like island was highly equipped with weapons or employees to handle them relentlessly trying to get away/survive. it was just them, and kitchen staff so it doesnt really make sense to say there was no way for them to escape cuz to be fair, there most certainly was
@@acefoxy4117 why didn't they? Because it's scary. It's very easy for us and him to say that; our lives are not threatened and he doesn't care enough for his own life.
It may sound rude but him asking that question is the same as asking it to a woman who was raped, a person who is being bullied, a victim of assault or even murder. Why didn't they fought harder? Because it's freaking scary.
@@yiledute but that's not a good comparison... U bet ur ass rape victim or any kind of physical violence victim fought their hardest to survive but it might not be enough. If woman is getting raped you best believe she will try everything in her own power to get away but if she wont be able to that's when she will give up since her efforts are futile. So ye, its scary but death is even scarier so usually that's a good motivator to push you to ur limits but in this movie even that wasnt enough
@@yiledute i think other than the fact they had no escape they fully realized that chef had ammunition on them anyway, and even though it wouldnt like RUIN ruin some of their lives it was definitely scary for sure ... i wouldnt know how to act in their shoes cos id be so scared LMFAO
Dish analysis from another video:
1:48 Oysters and lemon mignonette - Common flavors put together that have to be broken down and deconstructed, foreshadowing what happens to the guests. This is meant to be taken as Chef throwing down the gauntlet.
4:29 Amuse Bouche - More foreshadowing. Charred lace - crater. Milk snow - ash from the fire. Cucumber and melon - the guests.
5:54 The Island - Scallop on a rock - Chef presenting himself to the guests. Plants - "in the weeds"
8:24 Breadless bread plate - straight up snarking at picky customers. But you can also make a case for Lilian's plate having a broken emulsion on purpose as his way of saying SHE'S as useless as a broken emulsion.
Memory - Self explanatory
The Mess - Pressurized vegetables - literal pun. Bone marrow - blood. Beef jus - sweat. Potato confit - tears. As a whole, it's essentially a dead body with blood pouring out. It even has a hole for the bullet.
22:47 Man's Folly - Plum vinegar exists because of Umeboshi, whey plays a vital part in making yogurt, sea kelp and lettuce are what keeps the oceans biome from wreaking havoc. But everyone either doesn't know that or forgets, because they don't taste good, aren't as attractive, or can be very difficult to work with in their natural form. It's the same with women, especially when they try to speak out against unfair treatment like what the chef describes. They get called things like "bottom feeders", like crabs.
Final scene with Margot/Erin eating the cheeseburger - She didn't care about giving him peace of mind. She just wanted to survive. And Chef acknowledged that.
Using his menu as a napkin - She never believed anything he said for one second. She is, in fact, a taker that knows her worth. And THAT'S why she lived.
I relate to Slowik's feelings a little. Being a chef in a high end restaurant is something I've wanted to do since I was 5. And now that I am living that dream, it feels empty and vapid. I don't feel like I am cooking food anymore. I don't get to see people enjoy my work. I hate my passion.
As an artist who had to get out of a slump herself recently, I hope you can find your passion again. When I’ve been taken to high end restaurants on occasion, I do love the food and I don’t think the efforts of you and your fellow chefs goes unnoticed by all. I hope you find a way to cook and love your passion again.
I am an Architectural Technologist and we have the same issue, your designs although nice become boring and work becomes a chore, but luckily I had one client recently and I found my love for my work and I hope you do too :)
So are you also planning an elaborate mass killing of complete strangers on an isolated island?.... Just wondering.
For the love of God, just don't go crazy like him
What I JUST realized watching this reaction was that Slowik died standing amongst the diners (those who take) standing opposite to his kitchen staff (those who give). Maybe it’s for presentation purposes but for how painstakingly planned everything was and how Margot was even given the choice of which class of people to die with, I just don’t think Slowik dying in the center of the dining room instead of with his staff was purely for aesthetic purposes.
Fun fact: The food in the movie were pretty much props, making them inedible. However, the cheeseburger scene was real, and it made the cast so incredibly hungry that John Leguizamo ended up ordering burgers and fries to the cast. And I'm going to be making a cheeseburger like that tomorrow, with the onions cooked just like that.
Better than expected and one of the best of the year. Love the mix of Satire, Dark Comedy, Horror. Anya kills it and Ralph deserves a oscar nomination.
Ralph was amazing, Nicholas Hoult was freakin' hysterical! Anya was great too, but Ralph stole the show!
@@tysonthomas7094 Totally. Ralph is unlikely to get a nomination at The Oscars But He Should.
The last words of your statement were WHAT I said when "The Grand Budapest Hotel" dropped.... NEVER happened. And that seems to be the case again.
The creepy cult feeling the staff has is scary close to what high end kitchens. I love that the dishes served in the movie where done with respect too.
And didn’t go into the horror way, like serving human meat or something.
One of the things that I love about this movie, and I love a lot of it, is how the twist of Margo being a sex worker is not portrayed as shameful
Me too. She also has really good personal boundaries.
it should be shameful
@@jacktait9849 it isn't and you thinking that way /is/ shameful
@@jacktait9849 why?
@@jacktait9849 The good thing about your opinion is you'll be dead in a hand full of decades and no one will ever remember any of them.
Nicholas Hoult played his role so well that I don’t think I’ll ever be able to *not* see him as this character
You should watch The Great on Hulu. He pays a similar douchebag of a character but dumber, less weasel-y, and at times, he's sort of endearing lol.
Oh going from this to The Great was hilarious.
“It wasn’t cod you donkey” had to be a Gordon Ramsey reference
That jumped out at me, too! I mean, how many times have we heard him calling someone a “stupid donkey?” 😂
I’m so happy you watched this. Easily one of the best films of last year. I hope Ralph Fiennes gets nominated for an Oscar.
Seriously? :D
the gift of this movie IMO is the chemistry between Anja and Ralph
@@ville1345Yep
@@hellfish2309Agreed
This and Everything, Everywhere, All At Once were the best impulse watches I did last year. Such a fun and surprising movie. Leguizamo's reason for being there killed me.
When my friends and I finished seeing this movie in theaters, we all went and got cheeseburgers and milkshakes; it was cathartic as fuck!
I was getting Hereditary/Midsommar vibes from the music and then I found out it was the same composer for Ari Asters films. I forgot his name.
He knows how to bring "hauntingly beautiful" to life.
I said this same thing last night. Thank you so much!
Colin Stetson
He's also composing the music for the Uzumaki anime
We don't know whether he's "constantly" cheating on his wife, but we know that his wife said Margot looked like their daughter, and that Margot told the chef that he had her pretend to be his daughter and tell him he was a good man and that they loved each other very much. Had he ever done anything to his daughter? Was he repressing these dark feelings for years? We don't know.
Absolutely loved this. The end felt so much like Midsommar, with the music and everything.
Guy who did the soundtrack for this was the same as Hereditary, there’s some cool parallels
Ikr, midsommar and ready or not
Reminds me of ready or not vibes! Yes! Also the "You Donkey" was very Chef Ramsay
Thought the same thing!
I wish this movie was getting more Oscar buzz. It genuinely surprised me and I just absolutely loved it all the way through
“Is it done? You sure? You wanna- maybe you wanna jam it into the pacojet?” Is one of the funniest lines in the movie, and delivered in such a subtle and funny way
I loved this movie. When Margot discovered chef just missed enjoying cooking I mean it was an excellent ending
Anyone who has ever endured the misery of the service industry should watch this movie cheering
@Loteir entitled people in general, they don’t have to be rich but it helps
Why? i worked in the service industry, fast food and customer service, but never felt like the customers should die. How insecure must one be to let others actions affect how they feel about themselves? If someone feeling entitled makes you feel like they should die that says more about you than it does them
@@sugarbomb1346its not that serious. sometimes you just want a cathartic release of your frustrations through fictional media. i dont think the service workers would actually want the customers to die
@@sugarbomb1346 Good thing this is a movie and not real life?
I loved this movie. This and Barbarian were the best theater experiences I had last year.
I agree. They were great theater experiences. They’re 2 of my favorite horror movies of 2022 as well.
Love that the movie lets you fill in the back story’s in your own mind. Like the one picture of the chef with his possible child and he looks happy the next picture he’s older at hawthorn and he looks miserable. I wonder if he lost his kid/wife some kind of tragedy.
Or if his obsession drove them away
@@noahmasi9368 exactly. Could be divorce. His family/hate him for who he became because of the industry. But all the back story is just kind of there in the back ground
One thing I am trying to fill in is why the wife of the rich guy, Margot's client, had to die - apart from the "cod" moment, we are given nothing.
Based on Margot story about their sexual encounter which included the guy's daughter, and based on the fact that it doesn't seem the couple's daughter is dead, my theory is that maybe the guy tried some stuff with their daughter, the wife knew and did nothing.... but who knows. Just a theory.
@@lenusniq_9746 Because the chef is a fucking lunatic, thats why. She said "cod", she did not remember either. Its simple as that.
@@lenusniq_9746 the Chef explained exactly why he had to die with the "how many times have you eaten her" with the answer being 11 times and the dude can't remember a single dish he had eaten. He doesn't appreciate the Chefs art, he's a man who can never be satisfied, and because of his wealth and privilege he's one of the only people who can ever experience Hawthorn and he has no real appreciation for it. That's why Chef kills them.
The young couple next to me exclaimed "what the f*ck did we just watch" at the end of the movie. Was fun to see with a full theater.
I knew absolutely NOTHING about this movie except the title and the cast. So last night I decided to watch it by myself in a dark room, thinking it was going to be a chill comedy of some sort. Holy fucking shit, I didn't even touch my snacks for the entire movie. One of the most surprising movies since 2022's "Pearl". This one was hella uncomfortable though, like you're watching a nightmare.
I found the movies trailer and I stopped in halfway because i was hooked and then downloaded the film. Then twice was about to start watching it and something stopped me. So I started watching it thinking it was going to be a cannibal thing or something like that. It was deliciously uncomfortable. Then tension was amazing. I usually seek the feeling I got from this and usually end up disappointed.
Same
I loved Hong Chau in this, she was great especially the tortilla scene. Nicholas Hoult was great too. I absolutely hated him more and more as the movie went on.
I loved Hong Chau in this movie too. She was the best part of Downsizing and I was excited to see her in this cast
@@abbir.2015 I haven’t seen Downsizing before but I will check it out for Hong.
@@chloeclarke9495 It's not that great of a movie, but her performance made me tear up
lord, this movie was so unique and i loved every moment of it
the "student loans" "no" part has to one of my favorite parts in movies period
I mean she could have had a scholarship or doctors as parents or a lucky inheritance. I don't think upper middle class can be put in the same category as the kind of rich this movie is talking about. Having parents that are doctors or artists doesn't lead to the same kind of exploitation as being a child of an industrialist.
@@katara2021 Yes I agree but Chef also did extensive background checks and so by him asking this question he knows the reason why she doesn’t have any and it’s probably privilege based on her reaction.
@@unxprienced9548 That's a good point! I guess they went for this particular dialogue for comedy.
@@katara2021The fact that she was stealing from her boss while being privileged on top of that is what sealed her fate.
Cute little behind the scenes detail:
Typically in movies when you see them eating, they spit it out once the cameras stop rolling.
Nicholas Hoult actually IS eating everything, to keep in character!
Anya. Taylor. Joy!
Loved this movie. Spoof/parody of the food critique industry. My favorite part/scene was during the end. "Hell yea, I'll be chomping on a good 'ol [American] cheeseburger"!
One of my favorite flicks of 2022.
it's not just a parody of food critique but every aspect of so called modern glamour filled lifestyle
The critics
The movie stars
The financial bros
The journalists
The fanboy
And the giver. That’s Margot, she gave the chef an opportunity to feel and remember why he enjoyed cooking. To make food that someone was going to enjoy to the fullest.
That’s why she was spared.
Ralph Fiennes nailed this role. Like the only other actor I could picture in my head playing the role of Chef Slowik would probably be Anthony Starr.
I genuinely got emotional during the scene of him making a cheesburger. That's not a sentence I ever thought I would say unironically, but this movie really pulled it off. Easily one of my new faves.
One of the most entertaining films of the year. Ralph Fiennes was made for this role and Anya shines again. Nicholas Hoult is really good too, he's gonna even bigger eventually. He's hilarious in The Great
Nick Hoult was hilarious in Kill Your Friends too
This is edited so perfectly, shown the best parts of the film in under 40 mins? Love it
In another part of the original script, it mentions
a) Chef was found running a taco truck outside a Food Expo, and it was "the happiest he'd ever been", and Lillian ruined that with the interview that made Hawthorne into a reality.
b) Margot calling him out on the fact that he parked his taco truck outside the Food Expo KNOWING Food critics were going to be there.
I was dying of laughter in the theater all three times I saw it. Fraking loved it. As someone who has worked in restaurants, this movie was so cathartic
Agreed 💯
Every scene where Elsa spoke or was even on screen was my favorite 😩😩😩 She was EVEERYTHING I LOVE HER
I agree, I don't think I would categorize it as a slow burn, there is a definite sense of foreboding in the beginning and you're not quite sure why, but then 'The Mess' happens and the tone solidifies. But even then not everyone can believe that they really saw what they saw, the critic still thinking that its 'theatre' (RIP chef Jeremy). It reminds me of the idea of boiling the frog - the water gets hotter and hotter until it's too late.
if Voldemort hugging malfoy was a whole movie! this is it, dark uncomfortable foodie comedy! GOLD PEOPLE! EDIBLE GOLD!!
She’s actually speaking in the terms of an escort when she’s talking about the cheeseburger. She’s the customer wanting something diff than the usual
Something I didn't think about when first watching this, Nicholas Hours character knows they are going die and still is taking pictures instead of living in the moment.
I had a very meta experience with this one. I went to see it on my day off and chose it because John Leguizamo was in it and I trust his choices. I loved it, but it was not what I expected.
Ralph Fiennes clap was SO loud in the cinema 😂
Oddly enough, Daniel Radcliffe was originally going to play leguizamo’s part as an HP easter egg
I really really liked this film. It's insanely beautiful. And it was awesome to hear that the amazing Dominique Crenn, from my city, was involved with creating the dishes. I would imagine she had a blast creating the stereotypical pretentious dishes, especially considering she's essentially the opposite of Ralph Fiennes's character as a chef.
Also "DO NOT EAT...just savor the tip's mouth feel."
Shes french..LMAO
I swear Elsa's line, "You will eat less than you desire, and more than you deserve" should be on the list of Top 100 Movie Quotes. Along with "There are no substitutes at Hawthornes!!!"
Ralph Fiennes is fantastic as always and I really enjoyed the dark humor. We need more films like this.
Chef Dominique Crenn created some beautiful dishes in this movie. I am also with you, not appetizing, but still interesting visually. She is also the first female chef in the US to earn 3 Michelin Stars. There is a theory that since Tyler knew that he and everyone else was going to die, he broke up with his girlfriend to at least spare her. So that is the reason he hired a sex worker to come in her place, because he saw her as expendable.
Omg my boyfriend idolizes her and wants to work under her! I need to rewatch this movie with him he dreams of being a high end chef 😂
I love how they casually called some of the twists. Lol like the mother and Nick Hoults character knowing that they were gonna die.
This is one of my favorite movies of 2022. Speaking of Nicholas Holt I hope we get a Renfield trailer reaction.
the trailer is out!
One of my favorite movies this past year, with Everything Everywhere all at once. Like most people, I expected it to go down the Cannibal road, but it didn't, and I'm glad it didn't. I wasn't expecting the dark humor throughout it all, nor the anticapitalism / consumerism message, but it definitely made the movie better.
The camera work on the cooking reminded me a lot of what had been done on the TV show Hannibal, where they made food porn out of something terribly wrong (human flesh in the show). Here, they made food porn out of vapid dishes, but the real kicker is the burger, that actually made me damn hungry when I saw it.
It was a great movie, honestly, and the acting was top notch from everyone (Nicholas Hoult was so insufferable, it was amazing). I keep thinking about it from time to time.
I miss the theater experience because of college but after seeing it on HBO Max I wasn’t expecting this movie to be this insane cult of a Restaurant with some humor and darkness to it I really loved the acting by Ralph, Anya, and Nicholas. Also I recommended this movie to my parents and they thought they expected that the food was bad and the customers would be poisoned in the movie. And also I love how Chef Slowik has miss to make food right. The Cheeseburger scene was so well made.
I think why the chef is such a great villain was because, while the industry and people ruined him, he also ruined himself. He chose to go to a remote island, he chose to keep his cooks in a unsanitary shed, he chose to cook shitty “food” to satisfy the stupidity of the rich with the delusions of culinary improvements, all because of his obsession to be better, he built himself up to “better” his own passion only to realize that the people there didn’t give a shit about his food but rather the clout. He must’ve known this truth for a while, but after being on an island for so long, it hit him like a truck and caused him to break, honestly the tipping point must’ve been when he sexually harassed his own coworker, and after seeing the monster he had become, he decided to destroy it all, included himself, in a petty, self pitied manner. Honestly an amazing villain ngl.
That's not what the movie was about. The movie was about appreciating things. The things you do. The things other people do for you.
The people in that room didn't appreciate anything. They just ate, which is what Chef said at the beginning. Don't eat. Appreciate it.
They didn't even appreciate themselves. Like Nick Holtz's character. He talked about food. Romanticized it. But he didn't appreciate it.
This was basically Saw in a dining room. The message is that you should enjoy being alive. The passion that people give in the things they love. And have passion yourselves for things that you love.
And if you dont have that passion, you deserve to be brutally murdered....... that makes perfect sense. 😆
2022 has been an amazing year for original filmmaking. The Menu, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Northman. Best year of film since before Covid.
If I had a nickel for every movie in 2022 about a bunch of rich assholes getting killed on a private island that ends with a big explosion, I'd have two nickels. It's not a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
Just finished this like 5 minutes ago so I’m pumped to watch your reaction because I thoroughly enjoyed it and thought Ralph fiennes was incredible and of course so was Anya Taylor Joy. Some things I expected and some I had no idea what would happen but it was delivered in such an entertaining way that it was all thoroughly enjoyable
i laughed so much with each time the chef did the clap thing ...
this movie is soooo goood ... one of my favorites and one of the few films of 2022 that truly schoked me with the way it was going, i was not prepared for this experience, and i loved every single minute of it
ps: RALPH FIENNES is amazing in this, but everytime i saw his face, all i could really see was VOLDEMORT
Ditto!
All I could see was M. Gustav from the Grand Budapest Hotel
@@realMuseology i need a version of this movie with every character mr FIENNES has ever played
I find it so uplifting to know that I can relate and talk to people who understand, the movie is impeccable with the right amount of horror and comedy blending so well together.
honestly, I felt like crying when Margot/Erin had Chef Slowik cook for her.
Had a really great time at the cinema with this one. Everyone was just laughing off. It was so good. 😂
Such a well written Piece of Art,, I can feel every emotion of every characters From the scene one
This was so much fun. Movies don't shit on food snobs often enough
amen to that!
Always nice to see a movie with a happy ending. Chef gets to cook one last meal that he actually cares about. He gets to please a customer one last time. And then all the rich people die.
This movie was a hell of a lot of fun to watch, and then you start thinking about it and it's surprisingly deep. And yet very simple. Her recognizing that he had lost the love and joy and giving it back to him for that one brief moment, and playing the game out to paying the $10 is just so brilliant. Tyler's Bullshit nearly ended me. God that is one of the funniest and most unexpected moments in film in recent memory. The fact that they all realized they were horrible people who were takers and when they had the chance they didn't fight back. Ralph Fiennes is just such an amazing actor. The emotion he portrays in every little muscle twitch is amazing. Unexpectedly one of my favorite films that I have no real idea how to classify. It just is.
There’s only 3 occasions where i found Ralph Fiennes scary…..Red Dragon, Shinler’s list…..and this
Whether as a Nazi, Serial Killer, or disgruntled chef that mam knows how to have terrifying stage presence!
I could relate to this film and The Grand Budapest Hotel as I worked in catering and hospitality.
I loved this movie. I thought it was so funny and so well done. I loved how they did a close up shot of the foods and the description in the top corner. Ralph and Anya were amazing.
The movie itself was decent, but the premise was amazing, and the twist that the guy knew they were all going to die, and still brought someone who hadnt agreed with that i thought was amazing
I do think that they did serve a person on a plate after James killed himself, and the thought they never revealed that the dish was actually human and the uncertainty that comes with that thought is both amazing and terrifying at the same time. More so then just out right saying that it was indeed human meat. Such a great film.
Edit: one thing I forgot to mention that, the horror in this film is also really well done. Being able to use that uncertainty as I mentioned above, and keep it lingering and unanswered is a huge aspect that people very often overlook in horror.
Just watched this last night. Now that I've seen it, I would definitely put it in my top ten for movies in 2022
I just watched it last night as well and it definitely is one of my recent favorites.
When I have just realised the appliance Margot/Erin uses to hit the lady in chefs house is a paco jet that tyler asked the chef if they used when they first arrived at the restaurant
For those wondering, I think Margot got to live for two reasons.
1. She wasn't really supposed to be there, considering Tyler hired her for specific "services."
2. Since Margot was able to learn about Slowik's past as a much happier burger cook, she used that to her advantage. As a result, it sparked a sort of REAL passion in him...something I imagine Slowik hadn't felt since the day he became famous
You need to watch Triangle of Sadness. It completes the Glass Onion, Menu, Triangle of Sadness commentary on the rich trilogy. The ending is truly the finale!
THANK YOU Reel Rejects for reacting to The MENU... Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicholas Hoult gave amazing performances in this movie. The dark humor in this movie were great!! I watched this movie three times in an art-house theater in Seoul, S. Korea. It was easily one of my top ten movies of 2022. By the way, when are we going to get the other Nicolas Hoult's horror/comedy movie, Renfield Trailer reaction by the Reel Rejects???
Y’all’s take on Slowick was SO refreshing! He’s such a well-crafted character BECAUSE of his flaws, and I think some folks lose out on that when they’re too caught up in the themes of the film to appreciate that.
Tbh I sympathized with the cook and the main protagonist brought himself back to his passion.
I never wanted a burger so bad after that burger scene. 😂 🤤
John Leguizamo's character in the original script was written as a fictional version of Daniel Radcliffe, to be played by Daniel Radcliffe but that obviously didn't happen. That's why they don't even name the actor's name in the movie ig.
So side note. 1. I loved this as a foodie. It shows why I enjoy the experience of dining. A reason to eat. 2. I have friends who are police officers and when they respond to a domestic call the one room they try to keep people out of is the kitchen because everything is a weapon. Much love and keep on keepin on J.
Ralph fineness makes Gordon Ramsay look like an angel
The S’more sequence felt very Midsommer burning yellow pyramid
OMG I can't wait to watch this with y'all. This along with Triangle of Sadness were a couple of my favorite films of 2022. I love the part where he quotes Martin Luther King Jr before killing everyone and this made me crave a cheeseburger for weeks (I'm vegan).
The final sequenced was soundtracked just like the midsommar ending scene... Surprised it was Colin stetson who made both soundtracks. Phenomenal.
So in the script, it just called for Margot to sit there and cry upon finding out Tyler brought her there knowing she was going to die. Anya herself said no, and that's how we got her just straight up losing her shit on him.
Here's the full quote:
"I have a thing about feminine rage. Which people think for some reason and this is no disrespect to any writer - I get a lot of, like, 'men doing really terrible things' and women sitting silently while one tear slowly falls. And I'm like, "Oh no no no no no. We get mad, and angry."
Ralph Fiennes and Anja Taylor Joy was just so amazing in this movie
To be honest I've never really understood haute cuisine. I've always felt that the food is being presented in a fancy way to the point one feels it to be just redundant. The food is also being overanalyzed down to the last minute detail by food critics and connoisseurs. It does feel more like a brain exercise and it takes the fun out of eating something.
One thing I caught on a rewatch was that when he gets the tortilla with the picture of him in the bad movie, he kinda laughs and admits it was a shitty movie but that it was a "fun shoot". So, in a way, is the chef just being kind of hypocritical in that he's so focused on 'this didn't meet my artistic standards' when in fact his whole breakdown is caused by cooking haute cuisine that has become devoid of love or any joy in cooking or just satisfying basic desires. Sometimes you just need a cheeseburger or a stupid movie.
(FWIW I actually kind of love that kind of fancy ass food too so I probably would also have been geeking out over it, lol).
But his cheeseburger was perfectly cooked. Also, his issue with the actor was that it was poor acting on his day off. This decision to off the actor was the pettiest.
There's a deleted scene where the women DO get bread with Man's Folly, and it IS as delicious as promised. You can even see Tyler eating some that he stole when Chef comes up to confront him about why he's there.
Just watched this myself, I love when good actors get a movie where they can play up and over act in satire
Ralph Fiennes, shows once again he can make any character stand out