Chances are at one point in your life, you have gotten overly snobby and nerdy about something if you read a site like this one. You offended yourself when you said something or acted so pretentious about a piece of art. You are going to enjoy The Menu if you can relate to that. If you have ever dropped the deepest cut, annoying reference to make yourself sound smart, you will appreciate it even more. The menu is a middle finger to snobbery and modern social dynamics. Two people who have paid a lot of money for a reservation at Hawthorne are played by Nicholas Hoult and Anya Taylor-Joy. Slowik, the head chef at Hawthorne, is considered to be the best in the world. The film itself is going to take its subject way too seriously because of Tyler's obnoxious food vocabulary. Hawthorne has an almost disgusting amount of rules, customs, and a menu specifically tailored to its specific clientele. It's very detailed. The details begin to build to something grander and sinister. The best episode of Chef's Table ever was when Mark Mylod began to uncover the mystery of Slowik's dinner. The detailed descriptions, flavor profiles, elaborate reactions, and even on screen titles listing the dish names and ingredients are all part of foodporn. A stark contrast to the increasingly intense, fucked up mystery is provided by the level of comfort many people get from watching food television.
It is so messed up that we decided to cover it on the site, but we won't reveal what it is. Slowik has a plan that ties in every person, dish, and detail and leads to a grand mission statement that doesn't just put his patrons in danger, it turns the mirror on its audience itself.
The Menu is so critical of its characters that it could end up being pretentious and snobby like the world it pokes fun at. The film is well acted and slick, but it never gets to the point of being great. You love him for being an ass. Taylor-Joy is intense and commanding, and he is the same as the other person. Add them to a supporting cast that also includes John Leguizamo and Hong Chau, and you have the perfect icing on the cake of this dark comedy.
The menu is opening in theaters.
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