Btw, the scene when the chef asks the actors assistant where she goes to school, she says "Brown"- a private, Ivy League university. Since she didn't take out student loans, the implication is that she's super rich.
I found your channel through your Good Place reaction videos and I am SO glad I did! You watch everything with genuine intent and open mindedness, you pause to comment so you don't miss something (a lot of people don't and it drives me mad haha), you have interesting perspectives, and your calm voice/cadence is so refreshing 🙏 Thanks for putting so much effort in your videos, it's very much appreciated!
This film is an absolute masterwork in how to write characters who are sex workers. All of the shitty stuff her customers do is 100% presented as being on them, and not something she 'deserves' because of her job, or needs saving from. She's treated as a professional in a service role - and haven't all people in customer service had awful customers. It doesn't make us want to stop people from being baristas! And the fact that she's clearly an expert at her craft, and that's what saves her - she works out exactly what he really needs and gives it to him, and out of gratitude for that and respect for her work, he lets her live. It's stunning. I love the whole film, but that's the bit that really stands out for me. It was so fun going on this journey with you!
Watching this again with you reminded me of an experience I had visiting New York City last week. I heard about a great LA artist (Alfonso Gonzalez Jr.) and went down to see his exhibition at this small gallery. After being blown away by that, I realized I was in gallery land and just walked around the neighbourhood seeing one great exhibition after another. So much talent and passion. Then, on my fifth gallery, 4 floors up in a rickety elevator, I watched two art dealers talking in such crass and artless terms about the art, about how the market was nowhere, about how such-and-such artist had sold something for $12,000 a few years back, but couldn’t anymore… I just felt all the joy I’d been feeling, all the artistic inspiration, sucked into a disgusting black hole of commerce. And that’s what this movie was attacking… passion and love destroyed in the name of fame, of business, of ruthless competition. The death of the artist’s soul, the ecstasy of art lost in the lust of acquistion.
Me and some random stranger in my theater cackled at the "student loan" exchange lmaoooo he's hinting she didn't have to take out any loans to attend college, that she's rich and doesn't understand struggle.
@@Liquidplasticable ok? So kill the rich huh? That’s why the chef was a BSer. He wanted to kill people who had morals he didn’t like, or didn’t come from the “struggle” People who feel they are superior because they came from struggle are nearly as bad. A privileged people are all around. Privilege does not equal bad person.
@@pemp9606 brown is between 40k and 70k a year to attend she went at least full 4 years with her family paying for it. At minimum thats 160k to 280k(if she only has a bachelor's). Her family isnt just well off, they are wealthy.
But it’s completely possible to have been grown up in multiple places? Like many people had families that moved around and thus they grew up in different places.
I love this film so much, there is so much symbolism around capitalism, consumerism and classim, and losing your passion chasing success. There is a saying I think, that says an artist dies when they lose their passion first. Everything in the film is so meticulously crafted, just like the food. Excited to see your reaction, your commentary crushes it.
I started this movie one evening just because I liked the cast, and had nothing better to do. All I expected was a movie that mocked snobbish foodies. I did NOT expect to be sucked into the story, and having no idea where it was going. By the end I loved it.
I agree on what you said. Also I think it is not only his enjoyement but also he said "freedom has to be demanded" or something like that. and when she claps and has her speech and asks to go she kind of demands it. Maybe it is not only about rich people being bad but also about the average person / people in general not standing up against the corrupt elite
It also goes both ways. If you think you’re superior because you came from more struggle, you can be delusional. Rich people aren’t bad. The actor is an example of this.
I saw an ad for this in the cinemas when I went on a day off and thought it looked slightly intriguing so I planned to go the next time, saw this alone in the cinema and having been an ex-hospitality employee in various roles of differing levels of service it just felt like the perfect amalgamation of stuff I’ve witnessed over the years at work and just foodie culture in general and it was just so insanely hilarious to me, Someone’s probably already mentioned it here but I think the lady with the actor mentioning no student loans was implying she was a silver spoon baby/some form of nepotistic entitlement from having a family who paid for it up front, that’s what I assumed at least. Loved your reaction to this! It’s such a fun movie despite being so twisted.
❤ I love this movie. He said earlier that he was surprised that they didn't try harder to escape. He really didn't want Margot there as she didn't earn (poor soul didn't deserve) her spot on that night's menu. He needed a way to let her escape, but he couldn't just open the door; she had to work for it. She thought of a way to leave, and made him happy with his cooking once again as she left. 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 ~ I think my favorite scene - other than the 'I'm still hungry' and Margot's request for a to-go bag - was during the Man's Folly course. The guys were supposed to be trying to escape, but Tyler was looking through the window, jealous of the food that the women were eating. As soon as they were allowed in, he quickly started eating their leftovers.
As someone who waitressed in fine dining for years, this is truly one of the most satisfying movies in the WORLD. We're all living vicariously through Hong Chau, and the 'tortillas' part is an almost viscerally pleasurable moment. 🙃 Also, Nicholas Hoult is perfection 🤌
About the actors assistant, everyone misses in the first conversation we overhear her saying that her mother had gotten her a job at Sony. Later, we hear the actor say he had sent a negative recommendation to Sony, then she says she went to Brown with no student loans. Implying not only is her family very wealthy but very well connected, as most people would never get a job, and a good one with a company after their previous boss had given a bad review before hiring. Also the huge hint that I can't believe i missed on the first watch was the fact that the older couple had been there loads of times, thats why they skipped the initial tour of the island "we've seen it a dozen times" but then when the chef starts doing the disturbing clap before announcing dishes they both jump, quite startled every time, same when kitchen staff start screaming "yes chef!", if they had been there so many times, it implied that this experience was VERY different to how it normally goes. Love this film 🍔 ❤
You mentioned around 12:30 that you really liked the ensemble cast of characters. Each of them represents a different kind of problem customer, the sort that you would dread walking through your door, with the exception of Margot. This has lead to speculation among my friends about who she replaced and why Ms. Westervelt deserved to be there that night. What was her crime so great that it deserved death? The current winning theory was that she would have been the counter point to Tyler's sycophantism. Where he was ever fawning, so caught up in the dream of being noticed by Slowik, Westervelt would have been the customer who could have found a problem with anything. The one who would always send the meal back. The one would walk demand to see the manager, complaining endlessly until the meal was comped, simply so the staff could be rid of them with as little disruption to their harried lives as possible. A Karen, in other words. Karen Westervelt.
I love this movie! As someone who is a cook, and has been cooking since I was 10, Tyler’s reality had to happen. You can be a foodie and identify food by taste and read a dictionary to make words up for flavors. Not everyone can handle working in a kitchen though. It’s a rough job for sure and the pressure can be unbearable sometimes. It’s all worth it though every night you don’t get a complaint and get several compliments to your face. Thanks for the reaction Frank! ❤
God, I love this film. It was the hardest I had laughed at a film in a long time. If you're looking for an interesting viewpoint on this, I highly recommend the chefs who have either reacted to this or have broken down the various courses that were served. They add another layer of irony and hilarity to the film that makes it even more enjoyable. I'm so glad you enjoyed this. It was definitely a refreshing addition to the horror genre.
Not gonna lie, you mentioning that you're currently watching Hannibal made me sub and immediately queue up that playlist. Such a slept on show, Mads is the best Dr. Lecter
Chef Dominique Crenn created the beautiful dishes in this movie (even if some weren't crazy appealing) and is the first female chef in the US to earn 3 Michelin Stars. The whole movie is a critique of the restaurant industry today when it comes to foodie culture, food media, and their relationships to one another. Tyler's only saving grace is that he knew it was a death sentence and probably broke it off with his girlfriend. He would care if she died, but thought an escort was expendable in the grand scheme of things, so that is who he chose for his date. The chef knew it, which is why he asked the escort whose side she was on. The 1%ers or 'the help'. When you break or split a sauce, it's basically saying that you can see the oil and liquid separated in the dish due to a cooking mistake. Getting it too hot to where it boils is the main culprit in most sauces that deal with ingredients that do not like to mix together. Brown is about $350,000 for 4 years and she was able to pay putting her in the same company as all the rich in that room. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
The best part about Tyler's bullshit bit is that it goes back to what cooking is about. It's about eating the damn food. I would consider myself a beginner cook at best, but I could easily put together something better than what this cooking-obsessed sycophant can. And she brings this all out when she asks Chef to just go back to basics and cook a bomb-ass slider for her. Life is about enjoyment, not dissection
I cheered so hard when I saw this on my feed. One of my favourites! Great choice as usual bro!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾 47:27 Anya Taylor Joy was supposed to just cry softly in the original scene but according to her she pulled the director aside and said nah, son, lemme show you how a real woman would react to that news. Thats what they kept in the final cut and I LOVE it 😁🤩😁
I think they also ellude to her potential knowledge of her husband's interactions with their daughter. Her nod to Margot/Erin was a second chance at protecting her daughter.
@@nascreates3392 oh I didn't catch that, it's a great theory!!! I don't think that's why Chef invited them, imo for him they just represent the mindless consumerism that reduces his art to nothing, but that's definitely something the director could be punishing them for in a way!
1:10:11 I have a theory about the woman of the married couple, the one with the cheating husband... I think she knew that everyone was going to die, like Tyler did. I think she knew that her husband was cheating, and this was a way to make him pay, even if she had to die with him. Chef Slowik and the staff of Hawthorn had the proof of his infidelity, perhaps they even told her and presented her with this opportunity. I think she was still surprised/shocked by the violence and murder leading up to the final dish, but there's some indicators in her performance that she knew... most notably her final line... "Thank you".
Her asking if she can have the rest to go is asking if she can leave!! His packing her food was giving her permission to run away. And they were s’mores! Graham cracker, marshmallow, and chocolate, most often eaten over a camp fire.
I’ve already watched this recently, but when I saw your video I had to see your commentary. It’s always so insightful. Plus it’s so fun to rewatch it knowing the twists that are coming.
#1 a favorite "fun fact" about this movie: John Lequazamo based his douchey character on Steven Seagal as he (rightfully) hates the guy on a personal level (A movie John had a side part in was supposed to co-star Seagal, but his atrocious behaviour on set got most of his part rewritten over to Legquezamo's chatacter!) What you said about secretly buying dollar store ingredients: I've heard at least one reddit "true off my chest" story that a personal chef was hired to make food "just like in (some European country) and she went to huge expense & trouble finding exactly the right ingredients etc, and they were never exactly happy with it, but one night they unrxpe tly had guests or something so she had to make do with some cheapo regular food & suddenly they were like "you finally did it! Tjis tastes EXACTLY like it did in (such & such country), so from then on she just used mayo & ketchup & whatnot & the rich peole were jazzed with the results. Her salary stayed the same, cuz she didn't charge by the ingredient cost, just a flat rate.😅 I'm assuming her tortillas are blank, they don't know any secrets of hers to take photos of. But yeah, I've asked that questuon myself... ps, did you noticed that dish had a telephone cord wrapped around it?!😅 That cheezeburger looks so good.
Such a pleasant surprise of a movie, with a great cast, mesmerizing soundtrack, and captivating cinematography. The finale, from Erin standing up and clapping, to that clap that closes out the film, c'est magnifique.
The sous chef stabbed slowik in the leg with the scissors because that's what he did to stop his father from killing his mother. It's him acknowledging that in some ways he's become as bad as his father was
the dialogue from the smores scene was based on the real reaction of RALPH FIENNES (who is british and was unfamiliar with them) when they were described to him
I saw this in theatre and man it was tense! The whole crowd was holding their breaths haha. About Margot, she is an escort hired by Tyler at the last minute to fill the seat of his ex. I think the reason that Slowik keeps saying she's spoiling everything is that he truly sympathises with her bc Tyler sees her as a commodity just like his food. And so he feels bad about having to kill her. I think it's brilliant that they didn't go the way of chef making her pay for the ' sin' of sexwork or somesuch. He makes the guests pay bc of how they offend him personally, not bc of the general moral standards of polite society. Margot is able to literally flip the table bc she has been on the menu of the rich for a good long while. She knows exactly what unhappy & spoiled people need & how to use it against them. Her presence & her triumph are the most brilliant commentary of all.
Went into this movie knowing absolutely nothing and so glad I did. The vibes were off, but I wasn't expecting that first turn until it happened, and he shot himself. Also love how it was kinda funny, great movie.
I made smash burgers at home today just exactly like he did. I didn't have American cheese, though, had to use cheddar slices, and I agree that it would have been just the best if I'd had some. Still delicious, my husband was so happy. He sounded like Margo when she took her bite. I love this film, and I knew you'd "get it."
A little mint at the end... I saw it was reported that on set, the only eatable dish in the show, was the Cheeseburger, all the other dishes were Prop Art. At the Wrap party, it was catered with well made Cheeseburgers and Fries for the cast & crew.
It didn't dawn on me until a couple weeks ago how "disrespectful" the cod answer was. Cod is the fish McDonald's uses for the filet-o-fish. I LOVVVVVE me a filet-o-fish sandwich no cheese with extra tartar sauce, but to think they would serve the same type of fish as McDonald's is crae crae. The part that I respect about the chef is the ownership of his own hypocrisy; he died too. All of these people were specifically chosen. A lot of people miss the nuance of the actor and his assistant. The actor loss sight of his art, similar to the chef; the assistant is all about appearances but has no substance, hence not being able to explain the new job she wanted and the emoji comment. She's also a thief but has ABBBBBBBBSOLUTELY no reason to steal. The only reason initially made it seem like they were a couple was because she was providing an experience. Once you know, things from the beginning make more sense: him not knowing her last name, the mention of it being his dime, his micro & macro-aggressions, etc.
The moral of story when you go out for dinner, don't abuse the wait staff. There are NO substitutions, don't run the waitress ragged and leave a shifty tip, and by law the bartender can't give you extra liquor. Lastly, we don't give a shit if you know the owner or manager.
"Is it wrong that I am enjoying the points that he is making about these people?" --- Nope. That's exactly the point! (Well, one of the points. This movie is so layered.)
@@FrankFreezy_ I’m so glad you enjoyed it, I think the main reason the chef let her leave is that she gave him the opportunity to actually enjoy cooking for someone, one last time. And I think the reason the woman who asked why she deserved to die (the one stealing money from the actor), when he asked if she had student loans, she didn’t, meaning she’s rich enough to pay full tuition for an expensive school. This film has the whole “eat the rich” vibe, one I’m not entirely disagreeable with lol so it kind of resonates with me.
my whole family enjoyed this film!! it's honestly such an unexpected masterpiece, we thought it'd be a cannibal movie at first but were pleasantly surprised by the direction it went in. (of course i'm not dissing cannibal media, your hannibal reaction series is how i found you :P)
Mmh! Yes, Indian goat dishes are delicious. And that burger at the end, after everything that happens? That damn well makes you crave a cheeseburger 🤤 *Edit: it's funny that you you mentioned people not being able to tell the difference between foods of "higher quality" versus regular food from a grocery store as they were serving wine. Blind tests have shown that wine connoisseurs can't tell the difference between expensive and cheap wines 😂
This movie made me laugh so much, seeing these pretentious foodies get what was coming to them. My roommate said, "This movie is what you would be like if you snapped." They're not wrong.
The only plot hole that bothers me here is why they even allowed her in here. It would have been so easy to immediately pull the couple aside and turn her away. The plan was already messed up, but allowing her in was worse than having an empty seat. But I only say this because the rest of the movie is just so masterfully crafted. Each actor is so believable. Each character, speech, even Margot seeing through it to say he’s making fun of you. And it cracks me up that every audience is terrified that the menu will be cannibalism 😂 but it’s much better
@@KellyCarter-xz3nn Elsa takes care of the customers, Chef Slowik takes care of the menu. Elsa wouldn't take it upon herself to make that decision at the pier. By the time they got to the restaurant the boat was gone.
I would love to but I don't think I've ever had goat meat. Which when I think about it sounds crazy since they are one of the biggest livestocks. I'm from Toronto so I can get pretty much any foreign food I want, so I need to fix that asap.
I think the fault of the lady of infidel man is that she didn't possibly support her daughter. It's hinted that the husband SAd the daughter and she possibly died or killed herself because of that and the mother stayed with him still....
Hope this finds u well. That would be a no to rich people food, I'll take some amazing southern soul foods. Havent tried goat or lamb. Im with Margot, cheeseburger yes please. Id have to have 50 courses of this their meal, so rather have that awesome looking burger. Love a good camp-fire S'more. Thanx so much, take care, Peace
The very first time I watched this, I saw Star Wars and Star Trek super fans in that dining room, complaining about every little thing, impossible to satisfy.
"this is taking eat the rich to extreme-" me: 😈 yes and im glad as for the assistant who went to brown, i took it as because she went to a prestigious uni and had no student loans, she came from a place of privilege or a rich family~
Friends, I love Frank, BUT DO NOT EAT GOAT! I've tried very hard to like it, but it takes the way feet smell. It is awfful. That being said, all tastes are different, but I needed to at least try and spare a few of you ;)
Btw, the scene when the chef asks the actors assistant where she goes to school, she says "Brown"- a private, Ivy League university. Since she didn't take out student loans, the implication is that she's super rich.
I found your channel through your Good Place reaction videos and I am SO glad I did! You watch everything with genuine intent and open mindedness, you pause to comment so you don't miss something (a lot of people don't and it drives me mad haha), you have interesting perspectives, and your calm voice/cadence is so refreshing 🙏 Thanks for putting so much effort in your videos, it's very much appreciated!
Thank you so much!!🌺🧡
This film is an absolute masterwork in how to write characters who are sex workers. All of the shitty stuff her customers do is 100% presented as being on them, and not something she 'deserves' because of her job, or needs saving from. She's treated as a professional in a service role - and haven't all people in customer service had awful customers. It doesn't make us want to stop people from being baristas! And the fact that she's clearly an expert at her craft, and that's what saves her - she works out exactly what he really needs and gives it to him, and out of gratitude for that and respect for her work, he lets her live. It's stunning. I love the whole film, but that's the bit that really stands out for me. It was so fun going on this journey with you!
Watching this again with you reminded me of an experience I had visiting New York City last week. I heard about a great LA artist (Alfonso Gonzalez Jr.) and went down to see his exhibition at this small gallery. After being blown away by that, I realized I was in gallery land and just walked around the neighbourhood seeing one great exhibition after another. So much talent and passion. Then, on my fifth gallery, 4 floors up in a rickety elevator, I watched two art dealers talking in such crass and artless terms about the art, about how the market was nowhere, about how such-and-such artist had sold something for $12,000 a few years back, but couldn’t anymore… I just felt all the joy I’d been feeling, all the artistic inspiration, sucked into a disgusting black hole of commerce. And that’s what this movie was attacking… passion and love destroyed in the name of fame, of business, of ruthless competition. The death of the artist’s soul, the ecstasy of art lost in the lust of acquistion.
Me and some random stranger in my theater cackled at the "student loan" exchange lmaoooo he's hinting she didn't have to take out any loans to attend college, that she's rich and doesn't understand struggle.
Same.
Which is a bull crap reason. That’s why the Chef, in essence, is full of shi. Even though he makes some good points.
@@pemp9606 I mean it wasn’t just regular college, Brown is an ivy that she was able to afford out of pocket. She rich rich
@@Liquidplasticable ok? So kill the rich huh?
That’s why the chef was a BSer. He wanted to kill people who had morals he didn’t like, or didn’t come from the “struggle”
People who feel they are superior because they came from struggle are nearly as bad. A privileged people are all around. Privilege does not equal bad person.
@@pemp9606 brown is between 40k and 70k a year to attend she went at least full 4 years with her family paying for it. At minimum thats 160k to 280k(if she only has a bachelor's). Her family isnt just well off, they are wealthy.
“Margot” uses her service skills to figure out how to appeal to Chef Slowik to rekindle his love for cooking and facilitate her escape.
This one was...unexpected. It's hard for a movie to keep me on my toes, but this one kept me unsure of which foot I was standing on.
For real! Plus the humor too fits in so well
@@FrankFreezy_so true, they hit the perfect mark with their dark humor. That’s a difficult balance
32:55 you are one of the few reaction channels that caught the fact that he was changing the place he grew up in his stories.
My man was cappin the whole movie🧢
But it’s completely possible to have been grown up in multiple places? Like many people had families that moved around and thus they grew up in different places.
We moved almost every 12- 18 months growing up so I didn't find it odd.
@@TheSofkujepanen i mean it is a movie, every information given serves purpose, its not like real world.
SEX WORK IS WORK
I love this film so much, there is so much symbolism around capitalism, consumerism and classim, and losing your passion chasing success. There is a saying I think, that says an artist dies when they lose their passion first. Everything in the film is so meticulously crafted, just like the food. Excited to see your reaction, your commentary crushes it.
Well said✨ thanks
1:04. "Not some fancy deconstructed avant bullsh*t" is probably my favourite line in the whole movie. 👏👏👏
Soooo good
I started this movie one evening just because I liked the cast, and had nothing better to do. All I expected was a movie that mocked snobbish foodies. I did NOT expect to be sucked into the story, and having no idea where it was going. By the end I loved it.
"Tyler's Bullshit" had me rolling!
I agree on what you said. Also I think it is not only his enjoyement but also he said "freedom has to be demanded" or something like that. and when she claps and has her speech and asks to go she kind of demands it. Maybe it is not only about rich people being bad but also about the average person / people in general not standing up against the corrupt elite
It also goes both ways. If you think you’re superior because you came from more struggle, you can be delusional. Rich people aren’t bad. The actor is an example of this.
I saw an ad for this in the cinemas when I went on a day off and thought it looked slightly intriguing so I planned to go the next time, saw this alone in the cinema and having been an ex-hospitality employee in various roles of differing levels of service it just felt like the perfect amalgamation of stuff I’ve witnessed over the years at work and just foodie culture in general and it was just so insanely hilarious to me,
Someone’s probably already mentioned it here but I think the lady with the actor mentioning no student loans was implying she was a silver spoon baby/some form of nepotistic entitlement from having a family who paid for it up front, that’s what I assumed at least.
Loved your reaction to this! It’s such a fun movie despite being so twisted.
❤ I love this movie.
He said earlier that he was surprised that they didn't try harder to escape. He really didn't want Margot there as she didn't earn (poor soul didn't deserve) her spot on that night's menu. He needed a way to let her escape, but he couldn't just open the door; she had to work for it.
She thought of a way to leave, and made him happy with his cooking once again as she left. 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
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I think my favorite scene - other than the 'I'm still hungry' and Margot's request for a to-go bag - was during the Man's Folly course. The guys were supposed to be trying to escape, but Tyler was looking through the window, jealous of the food that the women were eating. As soon as they were allowed in, he quickly started eating their leftovers.
As someone who waitressed in fine dining for years, this is truly one of the most satisfying movies in the WORLD. We're all living vicariously through Hong Chau, and the 'tortillas' part is an almost viscerally pleasurable moment. 🙃 Also, Nicholas Hoult is perfection 🤌
About the actors assistant, everyone misses in the first conversation we overhear her saying that her mother had gotten her a job at Sony. Later, we hear the actor say he had sent a negative recommendation to Sony, then she says she went to Brown with no student loans. Implying not only is her family very wealthy but very well connected, as most people would never get a job, and a good one with a company after their previous boss had given a bad review before hiring.
Also the huge hint that I can't believe i missed on the first watch was the fact that the older couple had been there loads of times, thats why they skipped the initial tour of the island "we've seen it a dozen times" but then when the chef starts doing the disturbing clap before announcing dishes they both jump, quite startled every time, same when kitchen staff start screaming "yes chef!", if they had been there so many times, it implied that this experience was VERY different to how it normally goes.
Love this film 🍔 ❤
You mentioned around 12:30 that you really liked the ensemble cast of characters. Each of them represents a different kind of problem customer, the sort that you would dread walking through your door, with the exception of Margot. This has lead to speculation among my friends about who she replaced and why Ms. Westervelt deserved to be there that night. What was her crime so great that it deserved death?
The current winning theory was that she would have been the counter point to Tyler's sycophantism. Where he was ever fawning, so caught up in the dream of being noticed by Slowik, Westervelt would have been the customer who could have found a problem with anything. The one who would always send the meal back. The one would walk demand to see the manager, complaining endlessly until the meal was comped, simply so the staff could be rid of them with as little disruption to their harried lives as possible.
A Karen, in other words. Karen Westervelt.
Oh, I love that theory!!
I love this movie! As someone who is a cook, and has been cooking since I was 10, Tyler’s reality had to happen. You can be a foodie and identify food by taste and read a dictionary to make words up for flavors. Not everyone can handle working in a kitchen though. It’s a rough job for sure and the pressure can be unbearable sometimes. It’s all worth it though every night you don’t get a complaint and get several compliments to your face.
Thanks for the reaction Frank! ❤
God, I love this film. It was the hardest I had laughed at a film in a long time. If you're looking for an interesting viewpoint on this, I highly recommend the chefs who have either reacted to this or have broken down the various courses that were served. They add another layer of irony and hilarity to the film that makes it even more enjoyable.
I'm so glad you enjoyed this. It was definitely a refreshing addition to the horror genre.
Not gonna lie, you mentioning that you're currently watching Hannibal made me sub and immediately queue up that playlist. Such a slept on show, Mads is the best Dr. Lecter
Chef Dominique Crenn created the beautiful dishes in this movie (even if some weren't crazy appealing) and is the first female chef in the US to earn 3 Michelin Stars. The whole movie is a critique of the restaurant industry today when it comes to foodie culture, food media, and their relationships to one another. Tyler's only saving grace is that he knew it was a death sentence and probably broke it off with his girlfriend. He would care if she died, but thought an escort was expendable in the grand scheme of things, so that is who he chose for his date. The chef knew it, which is why he asked the escort whose side she was on. The 1%ers or 'the help'.
When you break or split a sauce, it's basically saying that you can see the oil and liquid separated in the dish due to a cooking mistake. Getting it too hot to where it boils is the main culprit in most sauces that deal with ingredients that do not like to mix together.
Brown is about $350,000 for 4 years and she was able to pay putting her in the same company as all the rich in that room. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
The best part about Tyler's bullshit bit is that it goes back to what cooking is about. It's about eating the damn food. I would consider myself a beginner cook at best, but I could easily put together something better than what this cooking-obsessed sycophant can. And she brings this all out when she asks Chef to just go back to basics and cook a bomb-ass slider for her. Life is about enjoyment, not dissection
Right? Why the desperation, Tyler? What's so wrong with a simple food, like soup? If it tastes good, that's what counts.
I cheered so hard when I saw this on my feed. One of my favourites! Great choice as usual bro!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾
47:27 Anya Taylor Joy was supposed to just cry softly in the original scene but according to her she pulled the director aside and said nah, son, lemme show you how a real woman would react to that news. Thats what they kept in the final cut and I LOVE it 😁🤩😁
One of my favorite movies of 2022-this was unexpected!! Happy to see more attention coming back to this gift for artist/worker-consumer commentary
The wife had an issue still: she couldn't remember a dish from the last time she went to hawthorne
Yes. Just a consumer
I think they also ellude to her potential knowledge of her husband's interactions with their daughter. Her nod to Margot/Erin was a second chance at protecting her daughter.
@@nascreates3392 oh I didn't catch that, it's a great theory!!! I don't think that's why Chef invited them, imo for him they just represent the mindless consumerism that reduces his art to nothing, but that's definitely something the director could be punishing them for in a way!
Immediately after watching the movie, I immediately started watching it again. Great insights. What a film!
1:10:11 I have a theory about the woman of the married couple, the one with the cheating husband... I think she knew that everyone was going to die, like Tyler did. I think she knew that her husband was cheating, and this was a way to make him pay, even if she had to die with him.
Chef Slowik and the staff of Hawthorn had the proof of his infidelity, perhaps they even told her and presented her with this opportunity. I think she was still surprised/shocked by the violence and murder leading up to the final dish, but there's some indicators in her performance that she knew... most notably her final line... "Thank you".
I never thought of this! Thanks for sharing!
Interesting.
I will watch again with that idea
Her asking if she can have the rest to go is asking if she can leave!! His packing her food was giving her permission to run away.
And they were s’mores! Graham cracker, marshmallow, and chocolate, most often eaten over a camp fire.
I’ve already watched this recently, but when I saw your video I had to see your commentary. It’s always so insightful. Plus it’s so fun to rewatch it knowing the twists that are coming.
#1 a favorite "fun fact" about this movie: John Lequazamo based his douchey character on Steven Seagal as he (rightfully) hates the guy on a personal level (A movie John had a side part in was supposed to co-star Seagal, but his atrocious behaviour on set got most of his part rewritten over to Legquezamo's chatacter!)
What you said about secretly buying dollar store ingredients: I've heard at least one reddit "true off my chest" story that a personal chef was hired to make food "just like in (some European country) and she went to huge expense & trouble finding exactly the right ingredients etc, and they were never exactly happy with it, but one night they unrxpe tly had guests or something so she had to make do with some cheapo regular food & suddenly they were like "you finally did it! Tjis tastes EXACTLY like it did in (such & such country), so from then on she just used mayo & ketchup & whatnot & the rich peole were jazzed with the results. Her salary stayed the same, cuz she didn't charge by the ingredient cost, just a flat rate.😅
I'm assuming her tortillas are blank, they don't know any secrets of hers to take photos of. But yeah, I've asked that questuon myself... ps, did you noticed that dish had a telephone cord wrapped around it?!😅
That cheezeburger looks so good.
Such a pleasant surprise of a movie, with a great cast, mesmerizing soundtrack, and captivating cinematography. The finale, from Erin standing up and clapping, to that clap that closes out the film, c'est magnifique.
Frank, seeing Ralph Finnes reminds me YOU HAVE’T REACTED TO RED DRAGON YET! Come onnnn man! 😅😢
The sous chef stabbed slowik in the leg with the scissors because that's what he did to stop his father from killing his mother. It's him acknowledging that in some ways he's become as bad as his father was
Thanks for elaborating
the dialogue from the smores scene was based on the real reaction of RALPH FIENNES (who is british and was unfamiliar with them) when they were described to him
I saw this in theatre and man it was tense! The whole crowd was holding their breaths haha. About Margot, she is an escort hired by Tyler at the last minute to fill the seat of his ex. I think the reason that Slowik keeps saying she's spoiling everything is that he truly sympathises with her bc Tyler sees her as a commodity just like his food. And so he feels bad about having to kill her. I think it's brilliant that they didn't go the way of chef making her pay for the ' sin' of sexwork or somesuch. He makes the guests pay bc of how they offend him personally, not bc of the general moral standards of polite society.
Margot is able to literally flip the table bc she has been on the menu of the rich for a good long while. She knows exactly what unhappy & spoiled people need & how to use it against them. Her presence & her triumph are the most brilliant commentary of all.
It's a complicated movie to dissect...you one the best to do it!
Went into this movie knowing absolutely nothing and so glad I did. The vibes were off, but I wasn't expecting that first turn until it happened, and he shot himself. Also love how it was kinda funny, great movie.
I made smash burgers at home today just exactly like he did. I didn't have American cheese, though, had to use cheddar slices, and I agree that it would have been just the best if I'd had some. Still delicious, my husband was so happy. He sounded like Margo when she took her bite. I love this film, and I knew you'd "get it."
That is awesome!😄❤️
A little mint at the end... I saw it was reported that on set, the only eatable dish in the show, was the Cheeseburger, all the other dishes were Prop Art. At the Wrap party, it was catered with well made Cheeseburgers and Fries for the cast & crew.
As long as they're not eating people. 😂
I felt the same way going into this.
lol yapppp😭
It didn't dawn on me until a couple weeks ago how "disrespectful" the cod answer was. Cod is the fish McDonald's uses for the filet-o-fish. I LOVVVVVE me a filet-o-fish sandwich no cheese with extra tartar sauce, but to think they would serve the same type of fish as McDonald's is crae crae.
The part that I respect about the chef is the ownership of his own hypocrisy; he died too. All of these people were specifically chosen. A lot of people miss the nuance of the actor and his assistant. The actor loss sight of his art, similar to the chef; the assistant is all about appearances but has no substance, hence not being able to explain the new job she wanted and the emoji comment. She's also a thief but has ABBBBBBBBSOLUTELY no reason to steal.
The only reason initially made it seem like they were a couple was because she was providing an experience. Once you know, things from the beginning make more sense: him not knowing her last name, the mention of it being his dime, his micro & macro-aggressions, etc.
This is one of my favorite dark comedy/horror movies in a long time. I never get tired of “eat the rich” tropes.
54:24 i think theyre implying she has wealthy parents, so she didn't need student loans
True true
Yay I love this movie :D most underrated aspect of it is how funny it is, honestly
One of the few food horrors that doesnt involve cannibalism and i love it
She was able to pay for university without student loans indicating to him that her family is rich and was able to pay for school out of pocket.
Brown University is almost $89,000 (tuition and room on board) annually. Around $351,000 for the full 4 years.
Ah I see. Thanks
I think with the wife, she may have known that her husband was abusing their daughter and just ignored it.
That's my theory too
Makes sense
The moral of story when you go out for dinner, don't abuse the wait staff. There are NO substitutions, don't run the waitress ragged and leave a shifty tip, and by law the bartender can't give you extra liquor. Lastly, we don't give a shit if you know the owner or manager.
🫡 I see you, sister! We're all thinking of our worst tables.. if only we could have lit THEM aflame
"Is it wrong that I am enjoying the points that he is making about these people?" --- Nope. That's exactly the point! (Well, one of the points. This movie is so layered.)
I really enjoyed this film, it’s bizarre yet intriguing
Exactly
@@FrankFreezy_ I’m so glad you enjoyed it, I think the main reason the chef let her leave is that she gave him the opportunity to actually enjoy cooking for someone, one last time. And I think the reason the woman who asked why she deserved to die (the one stealing money from the actor), when he asked if she had student loans, she didn’t, meaning she’s rich enough to pay full tuition for an expensive school. This film has the whole “eat the rich” vibe, one I’m not entirely disagreeable with lol so it kind of resonates with me.
It is such a smart and funny film. Every time I watch, I catch something new. Love it!
my whole family enjoyed this film!! it's honestly such an unexpected masterpiece, we thought it'd be a cannibal movie at first but were pleasantly surprised by the direction it went in. (of course i'm not dissing cannibal media, your hannibal reaction series is how i found you :P)
100% about ETR. I thought I was the only one who thought of that lol. Great reaction as always.
Was looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this movie!
43:34 i think the movie youre talking about is “the hunt” and its literally so good and definitely similar to this one!! you should give it a watch
After I saw this movie, I went out and got a cheeseburger. Haha
@@coldbrewer003 haha you did it right
Man you have to watch Conclave if you liked Ralph Fiennes' acting in this !
Mmh! Yes, Indian goat dishes are delicious. And that burger at the end, after everything that happens? That damn well makes you crave a cheeseburger 🤤
*Edit: it's funny that you you mentioned people not being able to tell the difference between foods of "higher quality" versus regular food from a grocery store as they were serving wine. Blind tests have shown that wine connoisseurs can't tell the difference between expensive and cheap wines 😂
Love how much you despised Tyler. He was indeed a piece of work.
To go:: she wasn’t supposed to make it out. So he allowed her to leave
1:08:57 that’s what the foil swans are. It makes you feel better when they want to eat all of it.
lesson from the fanboy is enjoy the moment and the meal don't photograph everything
Best stem for cooling and diffusing dabs? Theyre killing me.
This movie made me laugh so much, seeing these pretentious foodies get what was coming to them. My roommate said, "This movie is what you would be like if you snapped."
They're not wrong.
Oh heeeelllll yeeeeah! I love this wacky movie!!!
I wanna see more wacky movies like these honestly
The only plot hole that bothers me here is why they even allowed her in here. It would have been so easy to immediately pull the couple aside and turn her away. The plan was already messed up, but allowing her in was worse than having an empty seat.
But I only say this because the rest of the movie is just so masterfully crafted. Each actor is so believable. Each character, speech, even Margot seeing through it to say he’s making fun of you. And it cracks me up that every audience is terrified that the menu will be cannibalism 😂 but it’s much better
@@KellyCarter-xz3nn Elsa takes care of the customers, Chef Slowik takes care of the menu. Elsa wouldn't take it upon herself to make that decision at the pier. By the time they got to the restaurant the boat was gone.
Goat is absolutely mvp of proteins.
Amen
i’ve never tried goat meat but i Love goat cheese so i bet it’s bomb
I would love to but I don't think I've ever had goat meat. Which when I think about it sounds crazy since they are one of the biggest livestocks. I'm from Toronto so I can get pretty much any foreign food I want, so I need to fix that asap.
This was a surprising choice for you. But im thrilled to see it!
Little Women is quite terrible, actually. However, Emma (starring Anya!) is extraordinary. I suggest a substitution.
ohohoho😮
Yesyesyes!!
53:55 apparently you have to be super rich in america to have no student loans and have been to Brown so I guess eat the rich?
I hope you will come back and let us know what your wife thinks of this movie! lol
I think the fault of the lady of infidel man is that she didn't possibly support her daughter. It's hinted that the husband SAd the daughter and she possibly died or killed herself because of that and the mother stayed with him still....
Ahh I feel you
I’m not defending Tyler but he clearly has a passion for food he just doesn’t know how to apply it authentically.
This is going to be an interesting reaction. It is one f/%ked up movie...
Oh yes indeed! Crazy ass movie. Love it tho
@@FrankFreezy_ ❤
So... Society of the Snow next....
It’s already on the channel my man
Hope this finds u well. That would be a no to rich people food, I'll take some amazing southern soul foods. Havent tried goat or lamb. Im with Margot, cheeseburger yes please. Id have to have 50 courses of this their meal, so rather have that awesome looking burger. Love a good camp-fire S'more. Thanx so much, take care, Peace
The very first time I watched this, I saw Star Wars and Star Trek super fans in that dining room, complaining about every little thing, impossible to satisfy.
This could could not come out now because the new iPhones have SOS 😆
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"this is taking eat the rich to extreme-"
me: 😈 yes and im glad
as for the assistant who went to brown, i took it as because she went to a prestigious uni and had no student loans, she came from a place of privilege or a rich family~
Hehehe
@@FrankFreezy_The way you tried not to talk about Mario's brother was so funny!
I've had goat. honestly better than pork and beef. :D
Amen!!
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Great movie but very uncomfortable to watch.
So true
Friends, I love Frank, BUT DO NOT EAT GOAT! I've tried very hard to like it, but it takes the way feet smell. It is awfful.
That being said, all tastes are different, but I needed to at least try and spare a few of you ;)
Someone fed you an old ram goat. Go to a Jamaican restaurant and get the curried goat. It's delicious.
"Eat the rich" is only extreme if you take it literally