Isn't it obvious that those rich people PAID for the food, the experience, and DEATH? That's why none of the invited guests tries to leave the place, because they want to die.
He asked the movie star's assistant if she had student loans because she went to Brown College, it costs like 80k per semester and they give out very few scholarships. Punishing rich people who don't appreciate life itself is one of the main themes of the movie.
That was the one character that I feel really brought the movie down. I can see where Slowik was coming from with everyone else (not that I agree with murdering them, obviously, but his reasoning makes sense in a twisted way), but this chick has to die... because her parents were successful enough to put her through school without debt? I think they were trying to be funny but it missed the mark for me, I think they could have put more thought into giving chef a more compelling reason for her being part of the menu.
@@chriswhinery925 if everyone has a "legit" reason to die like cheating it makes the movie more cliche whereas the chef justifying why it makes sense to him is more realistic and grounded....
@@Frostbite08 The actor is the same as Slowik. He betrayed the art of his job, in favour of accepting money and just phoning it in. Slowik basically explains this.
He didn’t kill John leguizamos character just because he didn’t like his movie. No one ever seems to pay attention to what he says right after that. He’s dying because the actor represents everything that chef hated about himself. No longer doing what he loved for the pure love and art of it; but doing it for the money and for people who don’t care about the art or passion behind it.
Which is doubly funny when you factor John Leguizamo's inspiration for how to play the character, who has arguably never been one of those sorts of actors: Steven Seagal.
It's ironic, because he said he had fun making that movie even though the script was bad. Whatever else you can say about him, he still enjoyed his craft in a way Slowik doesn't anymore.
@@bareakonI think that's part of why Slowik calls himself a monster. He could only see the bad part of himself in Leguizamo's character. He couldn't see that Leguizamo still enjoyed his craft, unlike Slowik, who hadn't truly enjoyed it accept when making simple food like burgers.
The Chef didn't decide to kill the actor just because he hated the movie, he picked him because the bad movie and his uninspired performance in it offended him as an artist, having to watch a once successful and passionate actor lower himself to low-effort comedic roles for no reason other than the money. Even though the Chef himself no longer enjoys cooking he still sees himself as holding onto his artistic integrity, something which the fading actor has completely lost, so he was picked to die for that reason.
Right. Even if Chef has lost his love of cooking, he still puts all his skills and effort into every dish he makes. So to see another artist just phone it in is an affront to him.
I have to agree; nothing offends me more than a movie, show or performance that barely puts any effort into the creative process. THIS movie has everything Scoob, the Transformers movies, the Disney remakes and ALL the current MCU films sorely lack
yes exactly this. also on top of that it was on his one day off in months which i heard from other reviews is very precious for a chef to finally get a day off, so ruining his day off probably didnt help his case either lmao, if you want to take his reason into a bit more realistic answer
The actor enjoyed being in the position the Chef was in. The actor also lost his passion and made movies with no love, but he survived by not giving a shit. Maybe Chef Slowik would not be killing himself and everyone if he was more like Actor George. Actors also get death threats from fans who did not like the movie.
i read in another comment section that the supposed meaning to it is that the bread is the common food source for the general hardworking people in our society. These guys barely worked hard for their "dough" so they get no bread.
This movie is a satire of culinary industry. Like the chef said, the people in there represents the ruin of his art. The food critic and snobs who overanalyze the details and took the joy in eating, the rich men who goes to these fancy restaurants just because they could. All that pretentious bs and feeling sophisticated, when a good ol' classic cheeseburger does the job alright. A good food is a good food. Erin brought back the joy in him of serving good food to a good customer, that he hadn't experienced for a while.
Margot getting angry and slapping Tyler after hearing the truth about him wasn't in the script. She was written to just silently cry a little, but Anya thought that the more visible rage would be more accurate and fitting in that situation. And she was right, in my opinion. Tyler really was a big douchebag (nicely expressed), but the scene where he tries to cook is one of the most uncomfortable and distressing scenes here. From his point of view, he really faced the biggest humiliation he could've ever imagined by being forced to show his incompetence in front of everyone and not being able to be a part of the rest of the night. Everyone did a great job in this movie, especially Ralph. I was so glad to see your reaction to it.
I too agree that the slapping & being in rage was a much better change, especially since Nicholas Hoult's character was such a creepy weirdo that you not only would wanna slap him, you would wanna beat the living sh*t out of him! And yeah, for someone who is really into fancy cooking he really didn't know sh*t about it, even I could tell that the meat wasn't done yet & I'm not a chef! 😂 It was so bad that it would make Gordon Ramsey go Full Metal Jacket on his ass! 😜
I think people are getting two scenes mixed up. There is an earlier scene where Erin slaps Tyler just after Slowik tells her everyone is going to die, but later she outright punches Tyler when he is forced to reveal that he knew all along.
Everybody who works in food service understands Ralph Fiennes' character. I know I Do. And I definitely have met people like Hoult's character, that think that only by watching tv shows they actually know as much as a chef that had years of study, knowledge of chemistry and ingredients and the years of training that comes along with it. Especially to get to work in high cuisine.
100% can totally identify.. when they mentioned how kacee likes "MasterChef" couldn't help but cringe a little and think "well I guess we know which table she'd be sitting at" 😆
@PastaDon lol Tbh, most people that don't know about gastronomie don't understand how hard it is. I LOVE being a chef, but it does take hold of your whole life. And food service is very demanding , no matter if you work flipping burguers at McDonald's or work at El Celler de Can Roca. They all should be treated with the same respect and kindness you want to be treated with.
@@daytrippera I hear ya.. the head chef at a place I used to work at was going to try and start adding gastronomy type cuisine to the menu.. but it really didn't fit the type of culture of the restaurant..
100% I've been a submariner (nuclear reactor operator), correctional officer at a jail, and now I'm a high risk ob/gun sonographer. But the most unappreciated, brutal, awful job I ever had in my life was as shift manager of a Pizza Hut. I would rather die than go back to that work. Working food service will turn anyone into a militant worker ready to violently revolt.
The litmus test for if you understand this movie is if you laugh hysterically at the part where he asks what school she went to, if she has student loans, and then he says "I'm sorry, you're dying."
When I saw the Poster to the movie, I thought it was a comedy drama film about a food critic and his girlfriend try to oust a world class Chef for being a fraud. Then I later learned that its a dark comedy horror film.
I got the feeling that the barrel scene was a part of the Menu. The Chef expected Elsa to kill Erin, he knew how Elsa would react, how the jealousy factor would come in to play, her fear of being replaced. I think that is another reason he let her go at the end, she fought for her life, even killed Elsa to try and live. I think Chef respected that.
I like how you capitalize "Chef", and pay him respect. If you were in the movie, you'd be a Tyler - an obedient lil bitch, ready and willing to be slaughtered, haha.
See, there's one major hole in that theory though; the Chef never PLANNED for Erin to be there. That's one of the central themes of the movie; Erin wasn't supposed to be there. It also ties into that line when he drowned the angel investor: "There are no substitutions at Hawthorn." She... was a substitute.
I actually agree reading this.....Elsa even said before getting stabbed "he never told me about a Barrell I DIDNT forget I didn't forget" I think he sent them there for Elsa to kill Erin but Erin fought for her life and he didn't expect yet respected it and she saw what he needed at the end.....the others wound never they all tried abusing power and running...maybe it wasnt PART OF the Menu it was a random plan by Chef on the fly trying to maybe get rid of or test Erin
@@SeanStrife ...not really a major hole....she was there and he had to adapt. Elsa even said there wasn't supposed to be a barrel. She was also gonna die like the rest until her quick thinking saved her life. He can obviously change his mind...
I always got the impression that elsa was going to be sent "to get the barrel" and that was going to be HER escape. so when she says "you can't replace me" she meant "fight to the death and one of us can escape" - an improvisation once he got to know erin. He is a super competitive and theatrical guy. maybe he thought whichever one came out would secretly thank him for the challenge or something
@@mantism.d.8363 god people like you are so boring lmao. Theres still pleeeenty of amazing movies, just like always. Standards havent dropped, youre just boring. Sorry to tell you.
Two things. First the guest (except Erin) went through all the stages of grief: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. Second it seems like each table and the staff represented one of the seven deadly sins: the old man was lust, the mother was sloth, the finance bros were greed, the food critic was pride, the foody guy was gluttony, the actor and assistant were envy, and the chef with his staff were wrath. Just something to think about after watching this movie.
You can read it as the rich people all had no experience struggling for anything, they all didn't really try to escape, and like the chef said, they probably could have. So perhaps their privileged positions led to them being ill equipped to really do anything.
Might have already been said (most likely) but I think the reason Erin's ploy worked was because she saw the photo of Chef as a burger flipper when his career was just beginning and she saw how happy and eager he looked. She brought him back to a place he admitted losing long again; a joy of cooking and serving. He was able to feel that one last time before he committed to the murder-suicide finale and so he spared her. Of course the fact that she wasn't meant to be there to begin with probably helped in that decision lol This was my favorite movie of the year for sure!
Erin could have died too in the end. Pointing to the eerie music in the end, the boat stucked in the middle of the sea, and the facts that Elsa explained what happen to the dairy cow meat after 152 days and served to the consumer earlier in the show.
@@jimintoh4303 Oh right, Elsa's little joke about how the meat would affect them if the timing of the aging process was off a little, I'd forgotten about that. The implication is definitely up in the air then.
The main reason the plot worked is because in the chefs eyes, Erin was a giver, not a taker. It was that connection that allowed her to live. Had anyone else there done the burger ploy, it wouldn’t have worked
This was surprisingly one of my favorite movies of last year. I usually don't like horror movies, but this was such a uniquely interesting movie. It also had such a good cast, with standout performances from Joy, Fiennes and Hoult. It definitely stuck with me.
Erin's reaction to killing Elsa seemed like one of the most realistic reactions Also, fun fact: Elsa was Liz in The Whale(Charlie's nurse/caretaker/friend)
"Because, dingdong, I'm the one whose paying." Yeah, that line from Tyler plays a little different once you understand the nature of his relationship with Margot. Fucking YIKES.
There's also that line about how the food "all turns to shit inside you." That has to be galling to a chef; unlike other artists like painters or writers or whatnot, their art is so fleeting. You only have a few minutes or moments to enjoy it and then it all vanishes down the gullet of the customer to be turned into shit. Something as bad as the Leguizamo movie he had the misfortune of seeing has far more shelf life than his most exquisite dish. No wonder he snaps.
I think the critics call this a comedy because they don't want to admit it is a satire of all consumers who over analyze or obsess over the property. I saw the hyper-critical fans of Star Wars and Star Trek in the guests too. A couple of thoughts. Leguizano based that actor character on Steven Seagal. And I think the actor is killed not because the movie was bad but because the actor betrayed his art by participating in a movie he knew was bad.
Which is hilarious, because Steven Seagal has not an ounce of self-awareness and genuinely thinks he makes good films... he's just kind of a shit actor.
Sometimes i wonder if they’re watching the full movie because they seem so confused on obvious plot points like that the woman is a prostitute and that the dish “the mess” was sous chef jeramys creation specifically for this dinner only so no they dont “pick a new chef everytime”
The assistant wasn't killed just over having no student loans. She was living a rich privileged life, and still stealing from her employeer. In his eyes she was a "taker".
I have a fan theory. I think Tyler did not know Chef Slowik was being literal when he gave the warning that everyone would die. He probably thought "Everyone will die" was a metaphor or colloquialism. Tyler did not know he was putting Margot/Erin in danger. He was just being an idiot. Tyler was very bad at reading people and their intentions.
Oh Tyler knew what he was doing going into this. He’s so incredibly self absorbed that he hired a call girl to ensure he could reserve a table since the restaurant doesn’t do single place settings. His nonchalant reaction to being forced to disclose to Margot/Erin that he knew they would all die from the get-go tells you everything about his intentions. He didn’t care about her except for her presence confirming his reservation.
I absolutely love this movie but man it's frustrating to watch reaction videos on it because 90% of reactors don't get it. They view the movie from the perspective of the consumer, not the workers.
combination of people who watch movies the wrong way and reactors having to talk through them so they are always trying to guess ahead to have something to talk about
I actually do love the slow burn of this movie. How it just gets crazier and crazier as it all builds to the end, and, even after it’s revealed that they’re planning to kill everyone, you still can’t be sure if that’s how the movie will actually end.
The ending kinda sucks imo. I wouldve liked this movie a lot more if it wasnt just a one off event because he was mad at a few random rich people. They never even explain why his crew is so willing to die for him.
@@nullakjg767 It's one of those things where... you kinda have to work in the service industry to get it, especially in the food industry where you kinda just have to go along with what the head chef wants to do. Maybe they felt a similar disdain for the rich elites he did, as well as that same drain of passion.
I could be wrong but I assumed the reason why no one else tried to leave is because they were all just as narcissist/selfish as head chef said. With the black mail and all the dirty secrets he had on them, that after this night with information getting out would be the same as being dead to them. He was right about them and they just kind of accepted it.
The “student loans” part is about privilege and classism. If she had student loans then it would show she is not of a privileged class and thus does not deserve to be “on The Menu”.
Even though I’m not a foodie I love watching movies set around cooking. Movies like Ratatouille, Burnt, and especially The Menu. The theme around this movie is also really satisfying on a personal level because as someone who has worked in the food service industry, people very rarely treat the people that make their food with respect, dignity and general human kindness. So I absolutely get where Ralph Fiennes and the rest of the chefs are coming from. They have absolutely had it with these super rich, uptight, ungrateful, arrogant, pieces of shit. But the absolute best part is when Anya Taylor Joy finally plays the game and asks the chef himself to make her a cheeseburger. Because if you look closely, for the first time in this movie he is happy, because he remembers when he made burgers as a young man not obsessing over perfection and instead *genuinely* happy cooking. And honestly before she left I would’ve asked for the recipe for that burger because that is one of the most beautiful burgers I have ever seen.
Though I do have to say that I interpreted that the head chef in this movie did consider himself, the way he acted and taught his students part of the problem. The fame and position he achieved in the food industry has made him selfish (he wanted to be the center of attention), immoral (he made sexual avances on his sous chef), pretentious (the complexity of his menu is an obvious social commentary) and insincere (he's unhappy and does his work - and serves rich people - against his will). He basically hates what he has become.
My take on the cheeseburger sequence is that Margot was clever enough to get under the chef's skin knowing his history, how much the other guests broke his spirit and convinced him to give her a chance to get out, especially since he already knew she was wrongfully brought into a fucked up situation.
Also she was proving to him that she was a professional. By using her skills as a call girl to giving him an experience. By calling the Coast guard she betrayed them proving that she was not one of team and thus an eater. By fighting back and killing Elise she proved she she wanted to live by going further than any of the others were willing to. By giving him the experience of satisfying a customer. She proved that she was not a not a phone it in for money professional. As well as that she was a giver and not just an eater. A professional chef will not use the wrong ingredients. And at least in those four ways she proved she was wrong for the recipe and and thus did not fit the menu. Also at that point she was pretending his restaurant was a burger joint. And what Burger joint won't let you take food home? He basically had no choice.
This movie was such a surprise. I thought I'd check it out one quiet Sunday, out of curiosity. Did not at all expect where the story was going. And was practically applauding by the end. So audacious!
Ralph fiennes and anya taylor joy are so amazing in this film and i personally love the relationship their characters have in this movie also im glad she was able to get him to cook something that made him happy
with the actor's assistant, he didn't really care about the reason, so asking her about where she attended uni and her having attended one of higher prestige without student loans was essentially like "this is good enough reason, whatever"
yeah I just took it as she didn't need loans to pay for a prestigious/expensive school, so she is one of "them" - and not part of the poor, working class.
The whole movie is the proletariat against the bourgeoisie. She's part of the %1. She's the enemy too. Their ignorance about the people whose necks they stand on to have their lives of luxury doesn't excuse them.
I loved this movie. He let her go because she truly understood where he as an artist was coming from and why he was doing what they were. She made him feel love for what he was doing one last time. What he had lost because of the industry.
Plot twist: the whole of "The Menu" but Slovik unintentionally kept someone who legitimately saved up money "to enjoy this high-end restaurant he's heard about", so alongside the night's experience Slovik also serves him and releases him with no issue, nevermind his position as a material witness 😂😂😂
I kinda immediately knew the theme shortly after starting, maybe because I worked in the service industry for a even just a small time, and wanted to blow my head off, whole reason I became a truck driver😂
People don't notice that right when the fire is started, there are three big guys standing at the doorway with Meat Cleavers, so its safe to assume if anyone tried to run, they would not have a clear exit.
I think the guests all hated themselves. At one point, the investor bros even say "somebody please shoot me". The staff worship The Chef like they're in a cult or something, but you don't pay 1250 per plate unless also hypnotized by the cult of personality too.
I've seen some reaction videos for this where people don't get that the client she talks about and the older guy are the same, even with the mentions to their (probable) daughter, Claire, so kudos for that.
Very entertaining movie, and I loved your reaction and commentary! When I first saw this I just couldn't believe what I was seeing, nor could I predict what would happen next. I think "Margot's" way out at the end was very clever.
36:00 If I were him I'd just tell them I need a stake, a couple potatoes, a few asparaguses, a cube of butter, a couple cloves of garlic, some salt and pepper. Cut the potatoes into tiny cubes, throw it all in the frying pan where the steak is seared, cover it all with the melted buttery and voila, I cooked.
I was introduced to this movie by a TH-cam short summarizing Jeremy's dish, and I was facinated. And the whole movie is just as offbeat and interesting. Definitely worth the watch.
Since John Leguziamo based his character on Steven Seagal (who he has worked with & didn't like), it would have been funny if he had a fake ponytail & then it turned out to be a fake ponytail as part of how phoney his character is.
39:50 The assistant is a leech, she went to Brown a private Ivy League University, with no student debt and works for a washed up actor from whom she’s stealing. That’s why she’s dying
I did enjoy this film, but I think there's a massive breakdown in placing movies into "genres". It's almost like the people who's job it is to affix a genre to a movie are like "Oh, I laughed once, so it must be a comedy". This movie doesn't really fit into normal genres very easily. I don't really like trying to cram complex themes and stories into tiny little genres, and while it is intense at times, I personally wouldn't call The Menu a "Horror".
I loved this movie, loved your reaction. Also the moment she enjoys the burger made me crave one so heavily I had to go get one immediately. As a former food-service worker, I loved how it touched on this sort of attack on the pretentious customer, the reviewer, while saving the former service worker. I work elsewhere now, and the connection I make with others that did as I did in my younger years, we connect better than those that got the job fresh out of parent-paid school; this makes a good callback to the girl that said she didnt have student loans. Loved all of it.
According to my mother, who has had a role in helping my father in prepping our OWN farm fresh meat, smoking meat for as long as Elsa suggests is a bad idea
39:50 lol, not trying to offend you if you didn't get it, but he dismissed her life because she was just a privileged rich girl who went to a very expensive college, but never had any student loans. It's just a joke about him being petty from a working person's viewpoint, a lot of people who actually got free rides through college probably didn't appreciate it as much lmao.
Some might say the Chef was performing a good deed for society by removing bloggers etc. Society can function much better without people who are addicted to 'social media'.
That monologue for Jeremy's the mess dish gets me every time as a chef it's kinda true, our food must be on point at all times but we miss family events time with them and friends, we slam monster and red bulls cos we're often drained of energy due to 12-14 hour shifts 5-6 sometimes 7 days. When addicts go through rehab and are looking for another job they are often told to avoid kitchen work because of the rampant drug use ahhh the chef life gotta love it 😂😂
Taking photos of your meal before you eat it is an insult to Chefs. It's like saying "this isn't going to be memorable enough on its own, so i'll need a photo to remember it."
Chef wanted to kill everyone in the restaurant because they represented everything that he hates about himself. How they had to give up who they are in orders to make a quick buck. How they had to hurt others in order to achieve greatness. How they had to do dirty deeds in order to keep their reputation in tact. Chef did all of that and he hated it. And in turn, hated them. It's very symbolic and I love it!
More than horror, it seems more like terror, since most of the thing is psychological. There are some violent moments but the thing is the build-up to the realization that there is no hope to escape since the perfectionist has thought of everything... except the protagonist.
THIS IS MY ONE OF MY FAVORITE SATIRE MOVIE. THE LESSON IS POOR PEOPLE ALWAYS FIGHTS BACK AND ALWAYS THRIVE JUST TO SURVIVE. WHILE SOME RICH PEOPLE JUST RECEIVE WHAT HAS TO BE SERVE AND NOT WANTING MORE AND WHAT DESIRES OF THE HEART.
He needed a way to let Margo go that wouldn't ruin the experience and even enhance it for him before everyone else's demise. He even addressed his owm transgression with the sous chef.
I watched this movie so many time that every time i found out something new about this movie. Service workers know whose who and Erin spoke his language cause she her self Mrs a call girl. Now for the people that did the cooking I do think they was committed to him and the guest all ate there plenty of times and didn't appreciate anything just like Calling Doctor Shine once was a good actor but when thing got a lil bad he gave up who he was just to make some money as far as his date went she had everything handed to her and don't know how to do anything and use people to get what she wants. The chef is n just tried of cooking and entitled people, I could go on and on about tis movie but I'm not. Y'all did a terrific job and I laughed a lot
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What happened to the rest of the Predator movies? 🤷♂️
Just FYI the end timestamp separating the reaction / review is a bit off 👍
Audio sucks
Isn't it obvious that those rich people PAID for the food, the experience, and DEATH? That's why none of the invited guests tries to leave the place, because they want to die.
Awesome movie and hell kitchen 💯💯
He asked the movie star's assistant if she had student loans because she went to Brown College, it costs like 80k per semester and they give out very few scholarships. Punishing rich people who don't appreciate life itself is one of the main themes of the movie.
That was the one character that I feel really brought the movie down. I can see where Slowik was coming from with everyone else (not that I agree with murdering them, obviously, but his reasoning makes sense in a twisted way), but this chick has to die... because her parents were successful enough to put her through school without debt? I think they were trying to be funny but it missed the mark for me, I think they could have put more thought into giving chef a more compelling reason for her being part of the menu.
@@chriswhinery925 The actor was a stretch too, although it does kind of help drive the point home that this isn't a rational thing for someone to do.
@@chriswhinery925 if everyone has a "legit" reason to die like cheating it makes the movie more cliche whereas the chef justifying why it makes sense to him is more realistic and grounded....
100%. Eat the rich!
@@Frostbite08 The actor is the same as Slowik. He betrayed the art of his job, in favour of accepting money and just phoning it in. Slowik basically explains this.
He didn’t kill John leguizamos character just because he didn’t like his movie. No one ever seems to pay attention to what he says right after that.
He’s dying because the actor represents everything that chef hated about himself. No longer doing what he loved for the pure love and art of it; but doing it for the money and for people who don’t care about the art or passion behind it.
Which is doubly funny when you factor John Leguizamo's inspiration for how to play the character, who has arguably never been one of those sorts of actors: Steven Seagal.
It's ironic, because he said he had fun making that movie even though the script was bad.
Whatever else you can say about him, he still enjoyed his craft in a way Slowik doesn't anymore.
@@bareakonI think that's part of why Slowik calls himself a monster. He could only see the bad part of himself in Leguizamo's character. He couldn't see that Leguizamo still enjoyed his craft, unlike Slowik, who hadn't truly enjoyed it accept when making simple food like burgers.
He also blackballed his assistant.
The Chef didn't decide to kill the actor just because he hated the movie, he picked him because the bad movie and his uninspired performance in it offended him as an artist, having to watch a once successful and passionate actor lower himself to low-effort comedic roles for no reason other than the money. Even though the Chef himself no longer enjoys cooking he still sees himself as holding onto his artistic integrity, something which the fading actor has completely lost, so he was picked to die for that reason.
Right. Even if Chef has lost his love of cooking, he still puts all his skills and effort into every dish he makes. So to see another artist just phone it in is an affront to him.
Also a reminder of what he could become. That's why it haunts him and one of the reasons for how the menu ends.
I have to agree; nothing offends me more than a movie, show or performance that barely puts any effort into the creative process.
THIS movie has everything Scoob, the Transformers movies, the Disney remakes and ALL the current MCU films sorely lack
yes exactly this. also on top of that it was on his one day off in months which i heard from other reviews is very precious for a chef to finally get a day off, so ruining his day off probably didnt help his case either lmao, if you want to take his reason into a bit more realistic answer
The actor enjoyed being in the position the Chef was in. The actor also lost his passion and made movies with no love, but he survived by not giving a shit. Maybe Chef Slowik would not be killing himself and everyone if he was more like Actor George. Actors also get death threats from fans who did not like the movie.
Brown costs $80k a year and she didn't need any student loans to go there. Thus her family is rich and she's a "taker".
Also, earlier in the movie you can hear her tell John Leguizamo that "my mom got me a position at Sony".
“These-are-Tor-TI-llas”
Best line ever!! 🤣🤣
Deliciosas!
We will use it for the rest of our lives lol. Just epic
Lol tortillas deliciosan
The breadless-bread plate had me cracking up 😂
i read in another comment section that the supposed meaning to it is that the bread is the common food source for the general hardworking people in our society. These guys barely worked hard for their "dough" so they get no bread.
Tylers bs tho 💀
@@lloydchan9606 Slovik goes on in his pre-course speech about how bread is the "common man's" food, so yeah, pretty sure that was the implication.
Also in Christianity bread symbolizes life and salvation.
So he was saying there was no salvation for them foreshadowing the ending.
@@lloydchan9606also, Hawthorn is known for it's bread so it's also just a massive insult.
This movie is a satire of culinary industry. Like the chef said, the people in there represents the ruin of his art. The food critic and snobs who overanalyze the details and took the joy in eating, the rich men who goes to these fancy restaurants just because they could. All that pretentious bs and feeling sophisticated, when a good ol' classic cheeseburger does the job alright. A good food is a good food. Erin brought back the joy in him of serving good food to a good customer, that he hadn't experienced for a while.
Margot getting angry and slapping Tyler after hearing the truth about him wasn't in the script. She was written to just silently cry a little, but Anya thought that the more visible rage would be more accurate and fitting in that situation. And she was right, in my opinion. Tyler really was a big douchebag (nicely expressed), but the scene where he tries to cook is one of the most uncomfortable and distressing scenes here. From his point of view, he really faced the biggest humiliation he could've ever imagined by being forced to show his incompetence in front of everyone and not being able to be a part of the rest of the night. Everyone did a great job in this movie, especially Ralph. I was so glad to see your reaction to it.
Chef Slowik humiliated Tyler so hard that when he hit him with the LowTierGod "you should kys NOW", Tyler actually did it
@@pabloc8808 Yes, that's true..
I too agree that the slapping & being in rage was a much better change, especially since Nicholas Hoult's character was such a creepy weirdo that you not only would wanna slap him, you would wanna beat the living sh*t out of him!
And yeah, for someone who is really into fancy cooking he really didn't know sh*t about it, even I could tell that the meat wasn't done yet & I'm not a chef! 😂
It was so bad that it would make Gordon Ramsey go Full Metal Jacket on his ass! 😜
I loved that moment, it felt really natural. And he deserved it lmao
I think people are getting two scenes mixed up. There is an earlier scene where Erin slaps Tyler just after Slowik tells her everyone is going to die, but later she outright punches Tyler when he is forced to reveal that he knew all along.
Everybody who works in food service understands Ralph Fiennes' character.
I know I Do.
And I definitely have met people like Hoult's character, that think that only by watching tv shows they actually know as much as a chef that had years of study, knowledge of chemistry and ingredients and the years of training that comes along with it. Especially to get to work in high cuisine.
100% can totally identify.. when they mentioned how kacee likes "MasterChef" couldn't help but cringe a little and think "well I guess we know which table she'd be sitting at" 😆
@PastaDon lol
Tbh, most people that don't know about gastronomie don't understand how hard it is.
I LOVE being a chef, but it does take hold of your whole life.
And food service is very demanding , no matter if you work flipping burguers at McDonald's or work at El Celler de Can Roca.
They all should be treated with the same respect and kindness you want to be treated with.
@@daytrippera I hear ya.. the head chef at a place I used to work at was going to try and start adding gastronomy type cuisine to the menu.. but it really didn't fit the type of culture of the restaurant..
100%
I've been a submariner (nuclear reactor operator), correctional officer at a jail, and now I'm a high risk ob/gun sonographer. But the most unappreciated, brutal, awful job I ever had in my life was as shift manager of a Pizza Hut. I would rather die than go back to that work. Working food service will turn anyone into a militant worker ready to violently revolt.
There was a note in the script for Tyler that he sincerely believed if he could get the Chef to like him, Tyler would get to live.
The litmus test for if you understand this movie is if you laugh hysterically at the part where he asks what school she went to, if she has student loans, and then he says "I'm sorry, you're dying."
They failed that one big time lol
That bit is so funny, I laugh every time I see it
Unless you live somewhere where education is free.
To me, it was hysterical, just because I know how damn expense Brown is.
My favorite joke of the entire movie tbh
When I saw the Poster to the movie, I thought it was a comedy drama film about a food critic and his girlfriend try to oust a world class Chef for being a fraud. Then I later learned that its a dark comedy horror film.
I got the feeling that the barrel scene was a part of the Menu. The Chef expected Elsa to kill Erin, he knew how Elsa would react, how the jealousy factor would come in to play, her fear of being replaced. I think that is another reason he let her go at the end, she fought for her life, even killed Elsa to try and live. I think Chef respected that.
I like how you capitalize "Chef", and pay him respect. If you were in the movie, you'd be a Tyler - an obedient lil bitch, ready and willing to be slaughtered, haha.
See, there's one major hole in that theory though; the Chef never PLANNED for Erin to be there. That's one of the central themes of the movie; Erin wasn't supposed to be there. It also ties into that line when he drowned the angel investor: "There are no substitutions at Hawthorn." She... was a substitute.
I actually agree reading this.....Elsa even said before getting stabbed "he never told me about a Barrell I DIDNT forget I didn't forget" I think he sent them there for Elsa to kill Erin but Erin fought for her life and he didn't expect yet respected it and she saw what he needed at the end.....the others wound never they all tried abusing power and running...maybe it wasnt PART OF the Menu it was a random plan by Chef on the fly trying to maybe get rid of or test Erin
@@SeanStrife ...not really a major hole....she was there and he had to adapt. Elsa even said there wasn't supposed to be a barrel. She was also gonna die like the rest until her quick thinking saved her life. He can obviously change his mind...
I always got the impression that elsa was going to be sent "to get the barrel" and that was going to be HER escape. so when she says "you can't replace me" she meant "fight to the death and one of us can escape" - an improvisation once he got to know erin. He is a super competitive and theatrical guy. maybe he thought whichever one came out would secretly thank him for the challenge or something
“Why are u killing her if she’s dying”?!?
Goodness 😆
Best horror comedy in a long time, the ending was nicely done also.
That's more of a testament to how shitty movies have been over the last several years imo. Standards have dropped, bc this movie is pretty mid.
@@mantism.d.8363 god people like you are so boring lmao. Theres still pleeeenty of amazing movies, just like always. Standards havent dropped, youre just boring. Sorry to tell you.
@@mantism.d.8363 I agree. I was initially interested because I like the actors but I wouldn’t say it was any sort of masterpiece
Agreed, I just appreciate having something different.
@mantism.d.8363 You should be attending the Menu yourself, dude. Man, this is reeks of entitlement.
I think Ralph Fiennes performance in this is amazing. Chef is way more scary than Voldemort, imo.
Thanks for the reaction, you guys!
How is “my eyes were bigger than my stomach, can I get the rest to go?” Restaurant terms only he understands? 😂
Two things. First the guest (except Erin) went through all the stages of grief: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
Second it seems like each table and the staff represented one of the seven deadly sins: the old man was lust, the mother was sloth, the finance bros were greed, the food critic was pride, the foody guy was gluttony, the actor and assistant were envy, and the chef with his staff were wrath.
Just something to think about after watching this movie.
NICE!!!!
You can read it as the rich people all had no experience struggling for anything, they all didn't really try to escape, and like the chef said, they probably could have. So perhaps their privileged positions led to them being ill equipped to really do anything.
They know how to screw over others to benefit themselves, but they've no survival instincts themselves.
Might have already been said (most likely) but I think the reason Erin's ploy worked was because she saw the photo of Chef as a burger flipper when his career was just beginning and she saw how happy and eager he looked. She brought him back to a place he admitted losing long again; a joy of cooking and serving. He was able to feel that one last time before he committed to the murder-suicide finale and so he spared her. Of course the fact that she wasn't meant to be there to begin with probably helped in that decision lol This was my favorite movie of the year for sure!
and Erin was able to figure it out because she admitted that she enjoyed her job. that being she figures out how to give her customers pleasure.
Erin could have died too in the end. Pointing to the eerie music in the end, the boat stucked in the middle of the sea, and the facts that Elsa explained what happen to the dairy cow meat after 152 days and served to the consumer earlier in the show.
@@jimintoh4303 Oh right, Elsa's little joke about how the meat would affect them if the timing of the aging process was off a little, I'd forgotten about that. The implication is definitely up in the air then.
@@jimintoh4303 that's a good theory, but cured meat and hamburger meat look entirely different.
The main reason the plot worked is because in the chefs eyes, Erin was a giver, not a taker. It was that connection that allowed her to live. Had anyone else there done the burger ploy, it wouldn’t have worked
This was surprisingly one of my favorite movies of last year. I usually don't like horror movies, but this was such a uniquely interesting movie. It also had such a good cast, with standout performances from Joy, Fiennes and Hoult. It definitely stuck with me.
Erin's reaction to killing Elsa seemed like one of the most realistic reactions
Also, fun fact: Elsa was Liz in The Whale(Charlie's nurse/caretaker/friend)
Elsa was amazing. She was so polite and professional but had such sinister lines like "you will eat less than you desire, and more than you deserve."
@@ny6978 That is a fucking quote right there.
"Because, dingdong, I'm the one whose paying." Yeah, that line from Tyler plays a little different once you understand the nature of his relationship with Margot. Fucking YIKES.
"I always thought it was RALF Fiennes, and just found out it's RAYF."
"Yeah this movie also stars ANNA Taylor Joy."
OH...oh dear. XD
Out of the films released in '22 this one stuck with me the most.. Ralph Fiennes was sooo good in this.. "It wasn't cod you Donkey" 🤣🤣
I thought that had to be a nod to Gordon Ramsay.
"it matters to the halibut"...
There's also that line about how the food "all turns to shit inside you." That has to be galling to a chef; unlike other artists like painters or writers or whatnot, their art is so fleeting. You only have a few minutes or moments to enjoy it and then it all vanishes down the gullet of the customer to be turned into shit. Something as bad as the Leguizamo movie he had the misfortune of seeing has far more shelf life than his most exquisite dish. No wonder he snaps.
That bowl of broken emulsion was 24 ounces of "bitch slap".
Yep, and originally, Lillian was waterboarded with it, which is why her hair looks wet at the end.
@@alexva58 i would love to see that "deleted scene"
I think the critics call this a comedy because they don't want to admit it is a satire of all consumers who over analyze or obsess over the property. I saw the hyper-critical fans of Star Wars and Star Trek in the guests too.
A couple of thoughts. Leguizano based that actor character on Steven Seagal. And I think the actor is killed not because the movie was bad but because the actor betrayed his art by participating in a movie he knew was bad.
Which is hilarious, because Steven Seagal has not an ounce of self-awareness and genuinely thinks he makes good films... he's just kind of a shit actor.
39:41 min was the biggest laugh at the cinema.
That's was what was in the barrel!
You two are some of my favorite reactors I’m always stoked when I see a new upload!
Sometimes i wonder if they’re watching the full movie because they seem so confused on obvious plot points like that the woman is a prostitute and that the dish “the mess” was sous chef jeramys creation specifically for this dinner only so no they dont “pick a new chef everytime”
The assistant wasn't killed just over having no student loans. She was living a rich privileged life, and still stealing from her employeer. In his eyes she was a "taker".
I have a fan theory. I think Tyler did not know Chef Slowik was being literal when he gave the warning that everyone would die. He probably thought "Everyone will die" was a metaphor or colloquialism. Tyler did not know he was putting Margot/Erin in danger. He was just being an idiot. Tyler was very bad at reading people and their intentions.
I thought that too but Tyler's lack of a reaction when the chef shot himself makes me think he did fully understand beforehand
Oh Tyler knew what he was doing going into this. He’s so incredibly self absorbed that he hired a call girl to ensure he could reserve a table since the restaurant doesn’t do single place settings. His nonchalant reaction to being forced to disclose to Margot/Erin that he knew they would all die from the get-go tells you everything about his intentions. He didn’t care about her except for her presence confirming his reservation.
As a Jeremy, I now make THE MESS on my birthday every year 😂
I absolutely love this movie but man it's frustrating to watch reaction videos on it because 90% of reactors don't get it. They view the movie from the perspective of the consumer, not the workers.
combination of people who watch movies the wrong way and reactors having to talk through them so they are always trying to guess ahead to have something to talk about
I couldn’t agree more
That’s 90% of viewers
Someone needs to add a "oh my gosh" counter 🤣
Elsa steals the show. And I find it hilarious how many reactors become pissed at Tyler.
"You will eat less than you desire... and more than you deserve."
10:57 No bread in this meal is like No rice, No roti, No potatoes, no tortillas. She's right to still be hungry in the end.
Hugs and kisses.
I actually do love the slow burn of this movie. How it just gets crazier and crazier as it all builds to the end, and, even after it’s revealed that they’re planning to kill everyone, you still can’t be sure if that’s how the movie will actually end.
The ending kinda sucks imo. I wouldve liked this movie a lot more if it wasnt just a one off event because he was mad at a few random rich people. They never even explain why his crew is so willing to die for him.
@@nullakjg767 It's one of those things where... you kinda have to work in the service industry to get it, especially in the food industry where you kinda just have to go along with what the head chef wants to do. Maybe they felt a similar disdain for the rich elites he did, as well as that same drain of passion.
I went in expecting a horror or thriller, I came out delirious from laughter. This was so fun!
I could be wrong but I assumed the reason why no one else tried to leave is because they were all just as narcissist/selfish as head chef said. With the black mail and all the dirty secrets he had on them, that after this night with information getting out would be the same as being dead to them. He was right about them and they just kind of accepted it.
The “student loans” part is about privilege and classism. If she had student loans then it would show she is not of a privileged class and thus does not deserve to be “on The Menu”.
In 2018, Brown replaced student loans with scholarships, specifically to help mid-income families who usually don't qualify.
@@HuntingViolets And given how old the character was, she likely would've graduated before then, so the point still stands.
Dark comedy is a better description than a comedy horror.
Even though I’m not a foodie I love watching movies set around cooking. Movies like Ratatouille, Burnt, and especially The Menu.
The theme around this movie is also really satisfying on a personal level because as someone who has worked in the food service industry, people very rarely treat the people that make their food with respect, dignity and general human kindness. So I absolutely get where Ralph Fiennes and the rest of the chefs are coming from. They have absolutely had it with these super rich, uptight, ungrateful, arrogant, pieces of shit.
But the absolute best part is when Anya Taylor Joy finally plays the game and asks the chef himself to make her a cheeseburger. Because if you look closely, for the first time in this movie he is happy, because he remembers when he made burgers as a young man not obsessing over perfection and instead *genuinely* happy cooking.
And honestly before she left I would’ve asked for the recipe for that burger because that is one of the most beautiful burgers I have ever seen.
John Favrau’s Chef was an all time great food movie.
Though I do have to say that I interpreted that the head chef in this movie did consider himself, the way he acted and taught his students part of the problem. The fame and position he achieved in the food industry has made him selfish (he wanted to be the center of attention), immoral (he made sexual avances on his sous chef), pretentious (the complexity of his menu is an obvious social commentary) and insincere (he's unhappy and does his work - and serves rich people - against his will). He basically hates what he has become.
My take on the cheeseburger sequence is that Margot was clever enough to get under the chef's skin knowing his history, how much the other guests broke his spirit and convinced him to give her a chance to get out, especially since he already knew she was wrongfully brought into a fucked up situation.
Also she was proving to him that she was a professional. By using her skills as a call girl to giving him an experience.
By calling the Coast guard she betrayed them proving that she was not one of team and thus an eater.
By fighting back and killing Elise she proved she she wanted to live by going further than any of the others were willing to.
By giving him the experience of satisfying a customer. She proved that she was not a not a phone it in for money professional. As well as that she was a giver and not just an eater.
A professional chef will not use the wrong ingredients. And at least in those four ways she proved she was wrong for the recipe and and thus did not fit the menu. Also at that point she was pretending his restaurant was a burger joint. And what Burger joint won't let you take food home?
He basically had no choice.
This movie was such a surprise. I thought I'd check it out one quiet Sunday, out of curiosity. Did not at all expect where the story was going. And was practically applauding by the end. So audacious!
Ralph fiennes and anya taylor joy are so amazing in this film and i personally love the relationship their characters have in this movie also im glad she was able to get him to cook something that made him happy
with the actor's assistant, he didn't really care about the reason, so asking her about where she attended uni and her having attended one of higher prestige without student loans was essentially like "this is good enough reason, whatever"
yeah I just took it as she didn't need loans to pay for a prestigious/expensive school, so she is one of "them" - and not part of the poor, working class.
The whole movie is the proletariat against the bourgeoisie. She's part of the %1. She's the enemy too. Their ignorance about the people whose necks they stand on to have their lives of luxury doesn't excuse them.
@@Smeaver555 oh ye forgot to add in that detail that her being one of "them" is why he doesn't need a good/particular reason
I loved this movie. He let her go because she truly understood where he as an artist was coming from and why he was doing what they were. She made him feel love for what he was doing one last time. What he had lost because of the industry.
When they approached the smokehouse i immediately got the sense of Midsommer
Plot twist: the whole of "The Menu" but Slovik unintentionally kept someone who legitimately saved up money "to enjoy this high-end restaurant he's heard about", so alongside the night's experience Slovik also serves him and releases him with no issue, nevermind his position as a material witness 😂😂😂
This movie is the epitome of, "What the hell is happening?"
I kinda immediately knew the theme shortly after starting, maybe because I worked in the service industry for a even just a small time, and wanted to blow my head off, whole reason I became a truck driver😂
People don't notice that right when the fire is started, there are three big guys standing at the doorway with Meat Cleavers, so its safe to assume if anyone tried to run, they would not have a clear exit.
Let him cook lmfao. Kacee’s new favorite movie
I think the guests all hated themselves. At one point, the investor bros even say "somebody please shoot me". The staff worship The Chef like they're in a cult or something, but you don't pay 1250 per plate unless also hypnotized by the cult of personality too.
I've seen some reaction videos for this where people don't get that the client she talks about and the older guy are the same, even with the mentions to their (probable) daughter, Claire, so kudos for that.
Very entertaining movie, and I loved your reaction and commentary! When I first saw this I just couldn't believe what I was seeing, nor could I predict what would happen next. I think "Margot's" way out at the end was very clever.
36:00 If I were him I'd just tell them I need a stake, a couple potatoes, a few asparaguses, a cube of butter, a couple cloves of garlic, some salt and pepper. Cut the potatoes into tiny cubes, throw it all in the frying pan where the steak is seared, cover it all with the melted buttery and voila, I cooked.
This movie is freaking awesome.
I was introduced to this movie by a TH-cam short summarizing Jeremy's dish, and I was facinated. And the whole movie is just as offbeat and interesting. Definitely worth the watch.
Since John Leguziamo based his character on Steven Seagal (who he has worked with & didn't like), it would have been funny if he had a fake ponytail & then it turned out to be a fake ponytail as part of how phoney his character is.
That may have been too on-the-nose, honestly.
@@SeanStrife Yeah. Still a fun idea though 🤣😜
Im glad you two watched this film Loved it so much was great to see your reaction :D
39:50
The assistant is a leech, she went to Brown a private Ivy League University, with no student debt and works for a washed up actor from whom she’s stealing. That’s why she’s dying
Great Reaction Guy's & Love Your Gremlins T Shirt,Nice 👍
He's still talks like Lord Voldemort in this movie 😅
it had me stressed the whole time and its been a very long time since i seen a good thriller movie, loved it!
I did enjoy this film, but I think there's a massive breakdown in placing movies into "genres". It's almost like the people who's job it is to affix a genre to a movie are like "Oh, I laughed once, so it must be a comedy". This movie doesn't really fit into normal genres very easily. I don't really like trying to cram complex themes and stories into tiny little genres, and while it is intense at times, I personally wouldn't call The Menu a "Horror".
The title “let him cook” is mad
I would never personally spend a ton of money on super good food, but I would LOVE to try it just once to see if it's really that different heeh.
I loved this movie, loved your reaction.
Also the moment she enjoys the burger made me crave one so heavily I had to go get one immediately.
As a former food-service worker, I loved how it touched on this sort of attack on the pretentious customer, the reviewer, while saving the former service worker.
I work elsewhere now, and the connection I make with others that did as I did in my younger years, we connect better than those that got the job fresh out of parent-paid school; this makes a good callback to the girl that said she didnt have student loans.
Loved all of it.
According to my mother, who has had a role in helping my father in prepping our OWN farm fresh meat, smoking meat for as long as Elsa suggests is a bad idea
They John Wicked his ass lol
Ooh perfect! I was looking for something good to watch before I went to bed and this was top of the page 😁😁😁
He wanted to feel the desire to cook for someone again & the cheeseburger was what he cooked when he was still in love with his trade.
Lol, my life has been a lie. I thought you two were brother and sister 😂😂😂
Masterchef is so good! That and Great British Baking Show
True, and Australia
I can't unsee this movie without Chainsaw Man's Falling....damn, you Fujimoto and your references
39:50 lol, not trying to offend you if you didn't get it, but he dismissed her life because she was just a privileged rich girl who went to a very expensive college, but never had any student loans.
It's just a joke about him being petty from a working person's viewpoint, a lot of people who actually got free rides through college probably didn't appreciate it as much lmao.
Next please do "Renfield" with Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage (is really funny)
Some might say the Chef was performing a good deed for society by removing bloggers etc. Society can function much better without people who are addicted to 'social media'.
This was def one of the besy films of 2022.
I just watched this movie last night lol good timing
That monologue for Jeremy's the mess dish gets me every time as a chef it's kinda true, our food must be on point at all times but we miss family events time with them and friends, we slam monster and red bulls cos we're often drained of energy due to 12-14 hour shifts 5-6 sometimes 7 days.
When addicts go through rehab and are looking for another job they are often told to avoid kitchen work because of the rampant drug use ahhh the chef life gotta love it 😂😂
Taking photos of your meal before you eat it is an insult to Chefs. It's like saying "this isn't going to be memorable enough on its own, so i'll need a photo to remember it."
What a timing
Just when I am about to have my breakfast
Yayyy, must be some appetite pleasure for my feast
Chef wanted to kill everyone in the restaurant because they represented everything that he hates about himself. How they had to give up who they are in orders to make a quick buck. How they had to hurt others in order to achieve greatness. How they had to do dirty deeds in order to keep their reputation in tact. Chef did all of that and he hated it. And in turn, hated them. It's very symbolic and I love it!
Great reaction!
More than horror, it seems more like terror, since most of the thing is psychological. There are some violent moments but the thing is the build-up to the realization that there is no hope to escape since the perfectionist has thought of everything... except the protagonist.
I think instead of drowning the guy in angel wings they should’ve lowered him into hot oil, deep frying him alive. Would’ve made more of impact.
THIS IS MY ONE OF MY FAVORITE SATIRE MOVIE. THE LESSON IS POOR PEOPLE ALWAYS FIGHTS BACK AND ALWAYS THRIVE JUST TO SURVIVE. WHILE SOME RICH PEOPLE JUST RECEIVE WHAT HAS TO BE SERVE AND NOT WANTING MORE AND WHAT DESIRES OF THE HEART.
Why u screaming tho
@@JustJDx its not screaming, i just used to be doing this, its kind of habit
The over use of let him cook by Kacee kills me
I think y'all should watch Midsommar and Ready or Not for some real comparative films. And Knives Out had that same fuck the rich feel
He needed a way to let Margo go that wouldn't ruin the experience and even enhance it for him before everyone else's demise. He even addressed his owm transgression with the sous chef.
He let her see the radio and the pictures in the hopes that she would figure it out.
We love you Chef!. Top 3 movies from last year!
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Dude, you think Nicholas Hoult looks like he did in Warm Bodies? To me he looks like he did in About a Boy.
The assistant had no loans and was still stealing from her boss
Excited!!
I watched this movie so many time that every time i found out something new about this movie. Service workers know whose who and Erin spoke his language cause she her self Mrs a call girl. Now for the people that did the cooking I do think they was committed to him and the guest all ate there plenty of times and didn't appreciate anything just like Calling Doctor Shine once was a good actor but when thing got a lil bad he gave up who he was just to make some money as far as his date went she had everything handed to her and don't know how to do anything and use people to get what she wants. The chef is n just tried of cooking and entitled people, I could go on and on about tis movie but I'm not. Y'all did a terrific job and I laughed a lot
Love you guys, but I feel like sometimes in your reactions you’re “missing the forest because of the trees.”
The Menu is the best horror food movie. Tampopo (1985) is the best everything food movie.