The Menu (2022 film)

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The Menu
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Mark Mylod
Written by
  • Seth Reiss
  • Will Tracy
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Peter Deming
Edited by Christopher Tellefsen
Music by Colin Stetson
Production
companies
Distributed by Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10)(TIFF)
  • November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)(United States)
Running time
107 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million [2]
Box office$79.6 million [3]

The Menu is a 2022 American black comedy film directed by Mark Mylod and written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Judith Light, and John Leguizamo. It follows a foodie and his date traveling to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu but reveals shocking surprises throughout the meal.

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The film had its world premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 18, 2022, by Searchlight Pictures. It grossed over $79.6 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics, who praised the screenplay and performances of the cast. At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, Fiennes and Taylor-Joy were nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress – Musical or Comedy, respectively. The film earned five nominations, including Best Thriller Film, at the 51st Saturn Awards.

Plot

Foodie Tyler Ledford and his date, Margot Mills, travel by boat to Hawthorn, an exclusive restaurant on a private island operated by celebrity chef Julian Slowik. The other guests are food critic Lillian Bloom and her editor Ted; wealthy regulars Richard and Anne Leibrandt; washed-up movie star George Diaz [lower-alpha 1] and his personal assistant Felicity Lynn; business partners Soren, Dave, and Bryce; and Slowik's alcoholic mother Linda. The group is given an island tour by maître d' Elsa, who notes that Margot is not Tyler's designated guest.

Dinner begins and Slowik introduces a series of courses, during which he delivers increasingly unsettling monologues. For the third course, uncomfortable truths about each guest are exposed via images laser-printed on tortillas. During the fourth course, sous-chef Jeremy Louden kills himself. When Richard tries to leave, the staff cuts off his left ring finger as a warning to stay. Slowik arranges for Hawthorn's angel investor Doug Verrick, to whom Slowik relinquished ownership during the COVID-19 pandemic, to be drowned in front of the guests. The fifth course commences with Slowik allowing himself to be stabbed by Katherine, an employee whom he had sexually harassed. The female guests dine with Katherine while the men are given the chance to escape the island via a game of cat-and-mouse, but Slowik's staff catches them all. When Lillian attempts to gain Katherine's favor by offering assistance in starting her own restaurant, Katherine reveals that she was the one who suggested Slowik kill the guests and staff.

Slowik explains that each guest was invited because they contributed to him losing his passion for his craft or because they make a living by exploiting the work of food artisans like him. He announces that everyone will be dead by the end of the night. Since Margot's presence was unplanned, Slowik privately gives her the choice of dying with the staff or the guests. When she hesitates, he chooses the staff. Margot is unmasked as an escort named Erin, whose clients included Richard, whom she stopped meeting because he hired her to pretend to be his daughter. Slowik reveals that Tyler was informed the guests would be killed. Despite this, he was so zealous to participate in Slowik's craft that he kept it secret and hired Margot to replace his ex-girlfriend because Hawthorn does not seat lone diners. Slowik invites Tyler to cook and his performance fails to live up to his pretensions. Slowik humiliates him by detailing his culinary mistakes, then whispers in his ear, and a deflated Tyler leaves the kitchen.

Slowik asks Margot to go to the smokehouse and retrieve a barrel needed for dessert. As she leaves the kitchen, she discovers that Tyler has hanged himself in a closet. En route, Margot sneaks into Slowik's house, where she is attacked by a jealous Elsa. After a scuffle, Margot fatally stabs her. After seeing a framed employee of the month award showing Slowik as a young and happy cook preparing hamburgers at a greasy spoon diner, Margot finds a radio, calls for help, and returns to the restaurant with the barrel. A Coast Guard officer named Dale arrives. After the guests are convinced they have been saved, Dale reveals himself to be a line cook in disguise and returns to the kitchen.

Margot confronts Slowik for his "loveless" cooking and complains that she is still hungry. When he asks what she would like, Margot requests a cheeseburger and French fries prepared without the pretentiousness of fine dining. Slowik personally attends to her meal and finds joy in doing so. After one bite, Margot praises the food, then requests to take it "to go". Slowik allows her to leave, and Margot escapes on the Coast Guard boat docked nearby.

The dessert is an elevated s'mores dish in which the staff decorates the restaurant with sauces and crushed graham crackers, then dresses the guests in marshmallow stoles and chocolate hats. Slowik sets the restaurant ablaze, detonating the barrel and killing the guests, staff, and himself. Margot watches the fire from the boat, eats her cheeseburger, and wipes her mouth with a copy of the menu.

Cast

Ralph Fiennes stars as Chef Slowik Ralph Fiennes 2013.jpg
Ralph Fiennes stars as Chef Slowik

Production

Development

Will Tracy dined at Cornelius Sjømatrestaurant, an island restaurant outside Bergen, Norway, during a honeymoon and later suggested a story to Seth Reiss inspired by the experience. [4] [5] Several figures from the world of fine dining were brought on as consultants for the film, including chef Dominique Crenn, who recreated several dishes from her San Francisco restaurant Atelier Crenn for the fictional restaurant Hawthorn, and second unit director David Gelb, who was brought on to recreate the filmmaking style from his Netflix docuseries Chef's Table . [6]

It was announced in April 2019 that Alexander Payne was attached to direct. [7] In December 2019, the screenplay appeared on the annual Black List, a survey showcasing the most popular films still in development. [8] By May 2020, Searchlight Pictures held the distribution rights, and Payne had left the film due to scheduling conflicts, with Mark Mylod replacing Payne as director. [9]

Casting

In April 2019, it was announced that Emma Stone and Ralph Fiennes would star in The Menu. [7] [10]

In June 2021, Anya Taylor-Joy entered negotiations and was confirmed in July to replace Stone, who had left due to commitments to other projects; [11] [9] Hong Chau and Nicholas Hoult joined the cast the same month. [12] [13] John Leguizamo, [14] Janet McTeer, [15] Judith Light, [16] Reed Birney, [17] Rob Yang, [18] and Aimee Carrero joined in September. [19] In October, Paul Adelstein, Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr, Rebecca Koon and Peter Grosz were confirmed as parts of the ensemble. [20]

Filming

Filming began on September 3, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia, with cinematographer Peter Deming [21] and film editor Christopher Tellefsen. [20] Film locations include the Jekyll Island shore. [22]

Music

Colin Stetson composed the musical score, released by Milan Records on November 18, coinciding with the film's release. [23]

Release

The Menu premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022, [24] and also made its US premiere at Fantastic Fest that month. [25] It was released on November 18, 2022 in the United States in 3,211 theaters, the widest release in Searchlight's history. [26]

The film was released to digital platforms on January 3, 2023, with a Blu-ray and DVD release by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on January 17, 2023. [27]

Reception

Box office

The Menu grossed $38.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $41.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $79.6 million. [3]

In the United States and Canada, The Menu was released alongside She Said , and was projected to gross $7–10 million from 3,100 theaters in its opening weekend. [28] [29] It made $3.6 million on its first day, including $1 million from Wednesday and Thursday night previews. The film went on to debut to $9 million, finishing second behind holdover Black Panther: Wakanda Forever . [2] Over its second weekend, The Menu made $5.5 million (and a total of $7.6 million over the five-day Thanksgiving frame), finishing fifth. [30] During its third weekend, the film made $3.5 million, finishing fourth. [31]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 88% of 327 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10.The website's consensus reads: "While its social commentary relies on basic ingredients, The Menu serves up black comedy with plenty of flavor." [32] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 45 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [33] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it a 78% positive score, with 53% saying they would definitely recommend it. [2]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
American Cinema Editors March 5, 2023 Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical Christopher Tellefsen Nominated [34]
Artios Awards March 9, 2023 Big Budget – Comedy Mary Vernieu, Bret Howe, Lisa Mae Fincannon, Kimberly Wistedt & Becca BurgessNominated [35]
[36]
Columbus Film Critics Association January 5, 2023Best FilmThe Menu9th place [37]
[38]
Best Lead PerformanceRalph FiennesNominated
Actor Of The Year (For An Exemplary Body Of Work) Hong Chau (for The Menu & The Whale )Runner-up
Anya Taylor-Joy (for Amsterdam , The Menu & The Northman )Nominated
Breakthrough Film ArtistHong Chau (The Menu & The Whale: for acting)Nominated
Best Original ScreenplaySeth Reiss & Will TracyNominated
Frank Gabrenya Award for Best ComedyThe MenuNominated
Critics' Choice Super Awards March 16, 2023 Best Actor in a Horror MovieRalph FiennesWon [39]
Dorian Awards February 23, 2023Unsung Film of the YearThe MenuNominated [40]
[41]
Eddie Awards March 5, 2023Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy, Theatrical)Christopher TellefsenNominated [42]
[43]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards May 21, 2023Best ScreenplaySeth Reiss & Will TracyNominated [44]
Fantastic Fest September 27, 2022Audience AwardThe MenuWon [45]
Georgia Film Critics Association January 13, 2023Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia CinemaMark Mylod, Seth Reiss, Will TracyRunner-up [46]
Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2023 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Ralph FiennesNominated [47]
[48]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Anya Taylor-Joy Nominated
Hawaii Film Critics Society January 13, 2023Best PictureThe MenuNominated [49]
[50]
[51]
Best ActorRalph FiennesNominated
Best ActressAnya Taylor-JoyNominated
Best Original ScreenplaySeth Reiss & Will TracyNominated
Hollywood Critics Association February 24, 2023 Best ComedyThe MenuNominated [52]
[53]
Best Original ScreenplaySeth Reiss & Will TracyNominated
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards February 24, 2023 Best Casting DirectorMary Vernieu and Bret HoweNominated [54]
[55]
[56]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 16, 2022 Best Original Score in a Horror Film Colin Stetson Nominated [57]
IFMCA Awards February 23, 2023Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller FilmNominated [58]
[59]
[60]
Indiana Film Journalists Association December 19, 2022Best Original ScreenplaySeth Reiss & Will TracyNominated [61]
[62]
Best Supporting PerformanceRalph FiennesNominated
London Film Critics' Circle February 5, 2023 British/Irish Actor of the Year (for body of work) Ralph FiennesNominated [63]
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild February 11, 2023 Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture Deborah LaMia Denaver, Mazena Puksto, Donna Cicatelli, Deb RutherfordNominated [64]
Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture Adruitha Lee, Monique Hyman, Kate Loftis, Barbara SandersNominated
North Texas Film Critics Association December 19, 2022Gary Murray Award (Best Ensemble)The MenuWon [65]
[66]
[67]
[68]
Best PictureNominated
Best ActorRalph FiennesNominated
Online Association of Female Film Critics December 20, 2022Best Acting EnsembleThe MenuNominated [69]
[70]
Portland Critics Association January 16, 2023 [71] Best Ensemble CastNominated [72]
[73]
[74]
San Diego Film Critics Society January 6, 2023 Best Actor Ralph Fiennes Nominated [75]
Best Original Screenplay Seth Reiss & Will TracyNominated
Best Ensemble The MenuNominated
Satellite Awards March 3, 2023 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Ralph FiennesNominated [76]
Saturn Awards February 4, 2024 Best Thriller Film The MenuNominated [77]
Best Film Direction Mark MylodNominated
Best Film Writing Seth Reiss and Will TracyNominated
Best Actor in a Film Ralph FiennesNominated
Best Actress in a Film Anya Taylor-JoyNominated
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association December 18, 2022 Best Original Screenplay Seth Reiss & Will TracyNominated [78]
Sunset Circle Awards November 29, 2022 [79] [80] Best Supporting ActressHong Chau (for The Menu & The Whale)Nominated [81]
[82]
[83]
Best FilmThe MenuNominated
Best EnsembleNominated
Best ScreenplaySeth Reiss & Will TracyRunner-up
Writers Guild of America Awards March 5, 2023 Best Original Screenplay Nominated [84]

Notes

  1. 1 2 While his name is mentioned as George Diaz in the film, he is credited simply as "Movie Star" in the end credits.

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