El menú

¡ESPÓILERS! Tanto potencial. Y una película tan mediocre. En lugar de un inteligente estudio sociológico sobre la colisión de clases sociales, El menú resultó ser una fábula agridulce sobre un chef enfadado que castiga a unas personas por criticar su comida y a otras por algo que no tiene nada que ver. Y la película lo hace de forma poco imaginativa y a veces incluso estúpida (el teatral castigo al ángel inversor, sin el cual el chef ni siquiera tendría el restaurante). Cero respeto por el villano principal. Ni siquiera se incorpora la figura de la gastrocrítica como metáfora de los críticos de cine que quisieran echar abajo la película. El único personaje de la película cuya percepción de la situación y reacciones ante ella tienen sentido es la protagonista (Anya Taylor-Joy). Además, es ella quien aporta el único impulso creativo imaginativo al concepto de la trama al revelar su identidad. Unas flojas 3*. (23.11.2022)

An entertaining satire, only lightly tinged with horror, that sacrifices pure genre pleasure in the second half, which would have required at least a basic believability of the characters' behaviour to keep the concept going, and, as a result, it ironically becomes part of what it’s mocking. That said, the fun more or less doesn't let up, and the great actors pull it off. (17.11.2022)

Another shallow satirical slurry built on prefabricated procedures and assiduous masking of fast-food ideas with a conceptual masquerade. It’s neither insightful, nor funny, nor shocking. It’s nothing. They invite you in for a refined dining experience and serve you something that looks fancy but tastes like a burger from the drive-through window. No compliments to the chef. (07.01.2023)

A satire through the culinary arts (not original in that respect) that initially combines tension with humour while setting up the characters for a "breaking point" in an exemplary way. But everything it wants to say, it's said in the first half and... And then nothing. In the second half it's just gropes and somehow stumbles to the conclusion. Moreover, after the "break" it's downright woeful in the character work, which retroactively devalues the beginning. Everything is "aptly and sophisticatedly satirised" in the first half and the second half works just fine thanks to the actors, who do their best not to let it sink completely. It should have been a short instead of a feature film. (16.11.2022)

It's been a while since I've enjoyed every single minute of a movie this much. From the start, you never know what’s coming next, which keeps you hooked and entertained throughout. The cast is fantastic, with Ralph Fiennes delivering an especially standout performance. The plot is a blend of horror, drama, and dark comedy, but it balances these elements perfectly without going overboard in any direction. An unexpected delight that's definitely worth watching. (16.01.2023)