The Menu
2022
****
Director: Mark Mylod
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Reed Birney, Judith Light, John Leguizamo
A group of people take a boat to Hawthorn Island to enjoy a highly exclusive six course meal meticulously planned by chef Julian Slowik. His menu includes some personal touches and shocking surprises. This deliciously nasty black comedy makes fun of arrogant chefs, pretentious foodies, self-important food critics, and ostentatious rich people. It also offers a critique of celebrity culture and social inequality. Whether you enjoy the entire menu on offer is up to your personal taste. Anya Taylor-Joy gives another compelling performance as a guest who was not meant to be there and Ralph Fiennes is wondefully smug as the celebrated chef who has lost the love for his craft.
