A stylish black comedy which riffs on THEATRE OF BLOOD, with Ralph Fiennes as the martinet chef of an offshore island restaurant whose specially invited customers are given a dinner they will never forget and may not survive. Anya Taylor-Joy is Nicholas Hoult's replacement date, who may or may not be the Plucky Survivor when the next course turns out to be THE HUNGER GAMES.
Fiennes's performance, marshalling his team of sous-chefs/waiters like a black-ops army unit and explaining to his guests why they have been selected, has strong echoes of Vincent Price's juiciest role as Edward Lionheart, though with rather less camp. The guest roles are perhaps a little under-powered and the climax is definitely OTT gothic, but THE MENU is a gourmet dining-out experience that teeters between humor and horror.
Fiennes's performance, marshalling his team of sous-chefs/waiters like a black-ops army unit and explaining to his guests why they have been selected, has strong echoes of Vincent Price's juiciest role as Edward Lionheart, though with rather less camp. The guest roles are perhaps a little under-powered and the climax is definitely OTT gothic, but THE MENU is a gourmet dining-out experience that teeters between humor and horror.