The Menu

"Painstakingly prepared. Brilliantly executed."

2022 1h 47m EN

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7.2

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 6,725🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes●71Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 496,461

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Synopsis

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A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

“Painstakingly prepared. Brilliantly executed.”

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Cast

Anya Taylor-Joy
Margot
Ralph Fiennes
Chef Slowik
Nicholas Hoult
Tyler
Janet McTeer
Lillian
Paul Adelstein
Ted
Rob Yang
Bryce
Aimee Carrero
Felicity
John Leguizamo
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Mylod
Writers: Seth Reiss, Will Tracy
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Mylod, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Colin Stetson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Tellefsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes and Nicholas Hoult carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Painstakingly prepared. Brilliantly executed.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9764362 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mark Mylod directs. Peter Deming behind the camera. Colin Stetson scores. Christopher Tellefsen cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Mark Mylod, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Colin Stetson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Christopher Tellefsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes and Nicholas Hoult carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Painstakingly prepared. Brilliantly executed.".
8IMDB entry: tt9764362 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 21 themes, including "psychopath", "obsession", "mass murder", "restaurant".
10Released under 29 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Deming
Original score: Colin Stetson
Editing: Christopher Tellefsen
Production design: Ethan Tobman
Costume design: Amy Westcott
Makeup / hair: Deborah La Mia Denaver
Sound: Rich Bologna
Stunt coordinator: Jackson Dobies
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $35,000,000
Box office: $79,628,200
Return: 228% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Menu (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 71/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 496,461 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins & 68 nominations total

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Manuel São Bento2022-10-23
★ 4/10
MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/other-films-watched-lff-2022 "The Menu is one of the biggest personal disappointments of the year. Mark Mylod's film boasts inspired performances by the entire cast - Ralph Fiennes and Nicholas Hoult stand out - and some clever satirical moments, but pretty much nothing else works. Humor falls completely flat - except for the sequences à la Masterchef Australia. Screenplay follows surprisingly generic paths, being a mystery without any minimally impactful shock. Characters lack depth, and the anti-elite message is too evident and insignificant. It should still get an overall positive reception." Rating: C-
CinemaSerf2022-11-21
★ 7/10
Arch-foodie "Tyler" (Nicholas Hoult) and his girlfriend "Margot" (Anya Taylor-Joy) are off to dine in a restaurant without parallel. Based on an island of just twelve acres, they join a collection of wealthy and influential people for what has been defined as experience to die for! Upon arrival, we discover that "Margot" was not the originally intended guest of her companion - so first question... Who is she? Next question - why does it seem to matter so much to the fastidious and frankly rather menacing chef "Slowik" (Ralph Fiennes) and his assistant "Elsa" (Hong Chau) who looks like she used "Rosa Klebb" as a role model? As the dinner progresses it becomes quite clear that the menu is not just about the exquisitely prepared and presented food, but is also about an appraisal of the individually selected - and none too savoury - staff and clientele, none of who are quite what they seem! This has something of Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians" to it, and it quite effectively pokes fun at the supercilious and frequently rather pompous attitude of both those cooking and those eating (or experiencing) fine foam dining. That humour is dark and potent, too. Fiennes is entirely convincing and Hoult, as well as Janet McTeer as the self-important food critic "Lillian" and Paul Adelstein as her suitably obsequious companion "Ted" contribute well as the sense of the ridiculous evolves into one considerably more perilous. It could have evolved just a bit more quickly for me - there are certainly enough "get on with it" moments and though ATJ's character is feisty, it doesn't quite work and ultimately served to illustrate the increasing implausibility of the story and unlikely servility of the diners as we head towards an almost Vernean denouement. It is quirkily entertaining this - a well presented, multi-layered, attack on our own senses that is better second time around. Not perfect, but I suspect Michelin would love it.
The Movie Mob2022-11-22
★ 5/10
The Menu began with a tone and tension that made me want more but ultimately ended with confusion and disappointment. The hype for The Menu intrigued me. The reviews celebrated its genius. So I had to see it. And when I sat in the theater and the credits began to roll, all o could say was, "Huh?" The Menu starts with Ready or Not vibes with a fish-out-of-water real-world character who ends up at a fancy dinner with a collection of high society foodies and critics. The trailer gave me expectations of cannibalism cult or Most Dangerous Game-type plots, but instead, nothing really happened. I think I understood what The Menu was trying to convey with its deeper meaning, but I still came up disappointed. Anya Taylor-Joy and the rest of the cast gave great performances, but there was little that really brought the movie together. Maybe the subversion of the cannibal or hunting expectation was the movie's brilliance? The Menu definitely tried to be clever, but whether it was or not might be open to interpretation. Ironically, I sat through the whole movie and left wanting more… left hungry.