The Menu (2022) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@melenatorr]

Would love to send out a special cheer for Hong Chau as Elsa. She was amazing, and had some wonderful lines: "These are tortillas."

[@christinadoxstader3004]

For sure

[@blutroyale8072]

"¡Tortillas deliciosas!"

[@shannmaddox1836]

“You will eat less than you desire and more than you deserve” 🔥

[@Nexils]

Any time I see tortillas I just quote her the way she says it. Deliciosas!

[@DinerLingo]

She was great in the Watchmen TV show too.

[@bobbwc7011]

The ending is so poetic. She understood chef's trauma and stood up to the upper class bullshit he hated so much by then. She ordered basic, working class food he would excel in preparing, and it made him so happy. As a Thank You he offered her a way out by taking the rest "to go", so he had an excuse to let her go. After all, she was not supposed to be there.

[@kc1john]

There’s a little more background on how Slowik went from being a happy cook working in a food truck to Hawthorn in the deleted scenes. It was the food critic who discovered him and consequently made his life miserable by raising his profile to the point that he became a famous chef serving entitled rich assholes with food he hated making. So he despises her more than anyone. There was apparently a scene in the script where they actually waterboard her with emulsion. Not sure if it was filmed or not since it’s not among the deleted scenes.

[@AmyL._orcgirl]

​@@kc1johnher hair is orange toward the end of the movie, so they just didn't include that scene in the final edit.

[@ralphwiggum3463]

also i noticed he calls her a taker, and she basically gave him something. something he hadnt got in a long while.

[@Tor0ro95]

He also says that freedom must be fought for and asks why nobody tried harder. And she tries in a smart way

[@omegashinra7672]

'Tylers Bullshit' gets me every single time. Absolutely comedic gold.

[@theveryworstluck1894]

I bet the script writer chuckled to himself when he wrote that, lol

[@jimtatro6550]

This movie is hysterical. Ralph Fiennes is absolutely incredible.

[@lolmao500]

Hes the hero of the story. Purging the world from rich assholes. The world needs more people like this guy.

[@ericb9252]

​@@lolmao5001 of the women did nothing wrong

[@shinrapresident7010]

@@lolmao500 Psychopath.

[@tonyc8752]

The wife knew of her husbands’ indiscretions and allowed it so that she could live the rich life. She was guilty too

[@omegashinra7672]

@@tonyc8752 I think they're talking about Leguizamo's assistant.

[@ZachBonnell]

It was Anya's idea to have Margot jump across the table and punch Tyler when she finds out he knew. So good 😅

[@mst3KGf]

The script had her just sit there and tear up, but as she rightly said, "Oh no, she'd be PISSED and lash out." And she was right, especially since Tyler is not her boyfriend or anything, but a client. Imagine how you'd react if your employer dragged you to a literally death sentence just because he needed a plus one.

[@yohanespaskal9352]

Feminine rage 😂😂😂

[@johnman9386]

She is a great actress but i find she was miscast in this role. She looks way too uperclass with her delicate features and soft voice for a supposed working class escort.

[@Fidel_L.Bousquet1970]

I loved that. Movies too often portray women as defenseless crying "victims". It'll make total sense to get pissed and wanting to punch that asshole in the face.

[@1215298]

​@@johnman9386 I actually think the opposite: if you've ever seen the higher paid working girls in a lot of places, they intentionally market above their class status for various reasons. Marketing, sure, but also self-esteem. It's not uncommon to see escorts in blazers and suits in richer areas...

[@maximillianosaben]

"Taco Tuesday!" Gets me every time.

[@oakraidergrl4lif]

Especially the way he says it. lol.

[@mst3KGf]

@@oakraidergrl4lif That was apparently an improv by Fiennes.

[@alisong826]

Cracks me up! Hard to believe he’s also Voldemort

[@scratchpenny]

@@alisong826 He's a great actor. He was terrifying in Schindler's List.

[@theprophetessnastacia]

Every time I watch the “cheeseburger scene” I start craving cheeseburgers😊😋 This particular movie is still one of my top films ever. I’ll still watch this every now and then ❤

[@parallaxnick637]

It is the single most effective ad for cheeseburgers in history

[@HouseNHaunted]

@@parallaxnick637 Greasy cheeseburgers with fries is #1 meal over pizza or steak.

[@mimic1984]

"WE LOVE YOU, CHEF!!!" 💜

[@HABO2210]

(Gordon Ramsay quietly cums)

[@frankgesuele6298]

👨🏻‍🍳

[@ayaNjah]

I LOVE this movie. It was my fave of 2022. What a wonderful ride, purposely filmed and acted out like a play. And I love the use of a menu onscreen between the meal courses, scenes/acts. It was just brilliant.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

As someone who worked in food service for many years, I totally get it.

[@prollins6443]

We have all thought and dreamt these same ideas!

[@rodgill9376]

Yep. Even though I’m a dishwasher who works in the food industry, I feel the pain everyday and know how tedious the experience can be or having to deal with Karens or ungrateful people. It sucks sometimes but gotta pay the bills!

[@csurampower]

@@rodgill9376 Hey, nothing wrong with being the dishwasher. It's how Thomas Keller and Anthony Bourdain started, among with many others.

[@rodgill9376]

@@csurampower the only consolations I have about it is that I get to listen to my music with my headphones on and I get to take leftovers home. And… I get paid decently well too. But the overall experience of it is not always fun. I do the best I can though!

[@mst3KGf]

There's the moment when the food critic compliments the main female chef and she replies, "Yes, that might have meant something once" and then she breaks down crying. You get the feeling this is the first time in a LONG time that she's gotten any kind words for her hard work. These chefs arguably have it worse than those working at your typical restaurant, because they deal with rich assholes who expect nothing less than perfection and will find a hundred different ways to bitch about what you slave over.

[@rodgill9376]

I know some reactors were a bit confused about why Felicity was marked for death. I’ll explain it. She’s basically no different from the others. Grew up rich and had a life of privilege. Even went to a good school with no student loans. Not because she did it all on her own but because her family paid for it. On top of it, Felicity also has a really good job, making a very decent living. And what does she do? Steals from her boss. Meaning that unlike Slowik who had to work his way up from nothing to get to where he is in life with the job he has and has the restaurant of his dreams, Felicity didn’t do a damn thing to truly earn her way of living and it was handed all to her on a silver plate and yet, still chose to shamelessly steal from her boss. Imagine coming from a privileged and spoiled background but still wanna steal like a common and petty thief. Meaning that this chick is simply and unapologetically greedy and ungrateful. That’s why she was marked with the others.

[@mst3KGf]

Exactly that. I'd also note that she can't even really explain what her new job is supposed to be (she just says an overly complicated title and fails to describe what she's supposed to do in that job). The new job was probably given to her by her connections and not for anything she actually did. So she's a "taker" in Slowik's view and thus guilty like all the rest.

[@rodgill9376]

@@mst3KGf in all honesty, the only one I kind of truly felt sorry for was the actor. Is he a liar? Absolutely! But he didn’t really come across as being very pretentious or that unlikeable. Chef’s reasonings for marking him while being understandable, it’s also the most petty.

[@clarkmichaels822]

You could argue someone who is poor and steals has more of a reason than she does. She doesn't even do it for any personal gain.

[@rodgill9376]

@@clarkmichaels822 I respectfully disagree. If that was the case, then why steal at all? She made more money than most of us simple peasants would know what to do with and she’s from a rich family. I can’t think of another reason other than simple greed.

[@jaimicottrill2831]

@@rodgill9376 True, but the fact that he took it for the "mere pay check" is what condemned him. He didn't take the role because it was a passion project or because he believed in the role but because he wanted the money.

[@NextExiter]

In traditional horror, sex is punished. The "promiscuous" die first. In The Menu, the call girl is the only one who lives.

[@oscardiggs246]

Yes. She is the only good person in the room, so she is very much the traditional last girl.

[@DavidGowers]

@@oscardiggs246 Chef is kinda almost close to being a 'good person' because he's really only doing what he's doing because he's been broken by all the 'customers' that night, but yeah Margo was just doing what she was paid for with no malice or ill intent at all. It's funny that the one person there that society would tell us is the villain (the Sex Worker) is the purest, the most good, of everyone.

[@Iam_Stu]

@@DavidGowers "broken" people don't get a pass. He has planned this whole thing with precision and clarity. Like, the actor just made some movies the chef didn't like, he never actually did anything to the chef. I don't think Margot's survival is any sort of commentary on her goodness or purity at all. The chef's reasoning isn't consistent, and is all his own rationalizing to make it acceptable to himself, to make his deed seem noble in some way.

[@nullakjg767]

she didnt have sex in the movie lol. she just went on a date like a pure girl.

[@nullakjg767]

@@DavidGowers hes a piece of garbage. misfortune isnt a free pass to ruin other peoples lives. what did his staff do that deserved death too?

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

Chef Dominique Crenn created the beautiful dishes in this movie 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.

[@nullakjg767]

rich foodie culture is the only reason why fancy restaurants exist. real people never eat at places like that.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

@@nullakjg767 They do for clicks, hence Tyler's character. Everyone has to take a picture of their food these days, even if it is a mediocre place.

[@Countfoscolikesmice]

12:58 these are torTILLAS == maybe the best delivery of a line in the last 10 years

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

And about Tyler. There was a script note on the character that said he truly believed that if he could make Chef like him, he'd be spared.

[@Henry-fn1zw]

Wait, this isn't Ratatouille

[@AutoPilate]

I would describe Tyler as a foodie/groupie, the kind of person who watches the Food Network all day and could tell you all the minutiae of how a dish is prepared but has no passion or even ability to prepare it himself.

[@LordVolkov]

Nicholas Hoult staring in awe at powerful men has become my favorite thing he does acting-wise 😅 Renfield, Fury Road, his X-men films... About a Boy 🤣🤣🤣 He's a really good actor, it's just a funny thing I noticed happens in a lot of his roles

[@chanceneck8072]

He only picks good projects, it feels. At least I happened to like all of them. And I have to point out, especially Jack The Giant Slayer does NOT get enough love at all from people. It's such a great, magical movie also because of John Ottman's great work.

[@ragtimeraver]

You can add The Great to your list. He stares in awe of a powerful man and a powerful woman in that show lol.

[@LordVolkov]

@@ragtimeraver It's on my watch list, I just haven't gotten around to it 👍

[@ragtimeraver]

@@LordVolkov It's so much fun.

[@LordVolkov]

@@ragtimeraver That's what I hear. Also kinda reminds me of his role in The Favourite

[@omegashinra7672]

Ralph Fiennes is crazy under-rated for the level of talent he has and how many absolute belters he's been in. One of my all time favourite actors, I'll watch a film just because he's in it. Also, this film is bloody brilliant, I had so much fun the first time I watched it.

[@shainewhite2781]

When i saw the poster, i thought it was a comedy drama about a food critic and his girlfriend try to oust a world class chef for being a fraud, then I learned it was a dark comedy horror film.

[@drewmaidment2685]

😂 I went into this movie totally blind and it definitely didn't go anyway I could have imagined

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Same I didn’t know what to expect from this movie going into it

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@@drewmaidment2685Same here. I was riveted the entire movie!

[@rachelclish8465]

I thought the chef was serving the guests as food when I saw the trailer 😂

[@Ashwgun]

Yeah the trailer made me think there was a cannibal element. So I was weary of it, and came out really enjoying the movie

[@ejmolloy2954]

Ralph Fiennes does a master class of acting and the chemistry between him and Anya Taylor Joy is beyond palpable.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

I especially loved the last interaction when Erin figures out the kind of experience Chef needed, one of a good customer who knows what she wants. And the wonderful face acting by Fiennes as he realizes what she is doing and embraces this gift.

[@theponyisday]

You guys always come and clutch with great movies when I’m bored on a Saturday night. Another night with my KZbin homies ! Pouring a drink and settling in 😊

[@jlerrickson]

I couldn't stop laughing during this film. After watching chefs break down the dishes served, I feel the dark joy surge even harder.

[@JonathanStein-kr6qd]

2022 was a great year for horror, and this is by far of one of the best, a masterclass in suspense with layers of meaning to the plot

[@TreantmonksTemple]

I find pretentous food hilarous. A raw scallop served on a rock with twigs meticulously arranged around it made me laugh.

[@bradpriebe9218]

Sam has great instincts. She picked up on the feeling of foreboding. As an ironic side note, I was having a cheeseburger for lunch when I sat down to watch this. Idk if I'll ever see one the same after this!😂😂😂

[@nugidu2450]

This movie really isn't talked about enough anymore. This is one of my favourite movies of all time tbh.

[@DavidGowers]

Margot's line of "Tyler, you're the customer. You're paying him to serve you. It doesn't really matter whether he likes you or not." kinda hits a little different when you know he's paying HER to 'serve him' as well...especially because he really doesn't give a fuck whether she likes him or not, only that Chef likes him.

[@rebeccablackburn9487]

"It's the emoji for me". 😂

[@JustForTheTunes]

That line and the "Student Loans? No. Sorry, You're Dying." bits have stuck with me since first watching lmfao

[@penoyer79]

John Leguzamo based his character on Steven Segal, whom John worked with on Executive Decision and despised him.

[@ryanmuaddib]

Absolutely my favorite movie from 2022. Twisted and hilarious.

[@veroq774]

I absolutely love how in depth you discuss your reactions at the end. There are other channels where I'm like...wait but what did you think about the movie? 😂 .... you two are adorable and awesome

[@tonyl6520]

I agree with everything you wrote ❤

[@b.ls.7276]

ditto! 🥰

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks to TBR and Samantha! 🍽 Mr. Fiennes pronounces his first name like "Rafe"... it's a UK thing.

[@chanceneck8072]

My first name is "Ralf". It is NOT pronounced like "Rafe". 🤨😅

[@omegashinra7672]

@@chanceneck8072 But we aren't talking about you aha, his name is pronounced Rayf. Rayf Fines.

[@chanceneck8072]

@@omegashinra7672 Oh sorry. *I* was talking about myself. Didn't know that was a sin. I already replied to the other person "Yeah, you can believe him AND you can believe me. People from different regions pronounce things differently". But I can't see that reply right now. Internet is funny sometimes. People complaining about complaining, being disrespectful. I JUST said something about myself. NOTHING else. And I may continue to do so. Have a good day, sir! 🫡

[@chanceneck8072]

@@omegashinra7672 "Omegashinra"? Dude, instead of bullying me, let's talk about FF7! 😅🤭 Why you so mean? 😅 I just watched Barb's playthrough of the og game. I'm still regretting ever selling my PSX and all the games back in the day.... But damn, shit, sorry. Talking about myself again....😔

[@chanceneck8072]

@@omegashinra7672 Sorry dude. 😅 I really don't take it personally. I just think you were being a _little_ mean to me, although in reality everything you said was absolutely factually correct. 👍

[@trobtx3538]

Ive only watched like 3 of yalls reaction but holy heck her intuition is so good during these movies.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

Never wanted a cheeseburger with crinkle fries so badly in my life. Want a banana shake, too!

[@frankgesuele6298]

🍔🍟🥤

[@TheLivingShadow_]

You should watch "In Bruges" at some point if you like Ralph Fiennes. All his lines are gold, and the movie is one of my favs. Colin Farrell's best movie imo. Edit: Oh wow you guys are mentioning it now! I commented it too early.

[@omegashinra7672]

Good lord that film is bloody remarkable. Like, REALLY. In Bruges/Banshees of Inisherin = Martin McDonaugh is incredible.

[@MANGO-SAXON]

My favourite film. A masterclass of screenwriting, i would love to see my favourite reactors react to my favourite film.

[@Drizzl1335]

You guy’s always come thru when I can’t find something to watch!!!!!!😊

[@JetLagRecords]

TBR Schmitt, Your videos always brighten my day, so I subscribed!

[@b.ls.7276]

They are clever, funny and genuine! They have a large inventory of great reactions tht you should check! :)

[@ashenfang]

Loved your guys reaction to this, in the end, Erin embrace who she was, a person that makes other people happy, through whatever that may be, finding and what it was that made Slovak happy and giving him that. The two of them ultimately getting to once more enjoy that aspect of their professions. Ralph was also in a little known series called Harry Potter... as who? Well he will not be named here.

[@thebookgeek87]

I absolutely love this film. It was the biggest surprise of the year for me back when I first watched this

[@Hey_Jamie]

Oh my God I cannot WAIT to get home and watch this!!!!!!!!!

[@Hey_Jamie]

Also, 69th like heh nice

[@user-vf3wk2nw9d]

You two do such a great job of analyzing movies after they end. That’s all :)

[@NoCreamedCorn]

I saw this in the theater and if I remember correctly it was one of the first wide-releases of 2022 after restrictions were basically lifted. I’m glad y’all enjoyed it, and yes, it is great even on repeated watch.

[@tillasmax]

tyler was a wannabe. he knew everything about cooking, the tools and ingredients, but could not cook to save his life. chef hated people like him that talked the talk but couldn't walk the walk.

[@tomasjallen]

Came here to say the same thing. Tyler learned everything he could about the trade and talked about all techniques, but never spent a minute trying to learn the actual trade. Or learn to cook at all.

[@jodyalaniz]

I am so surprised you guys have not reacted to this movie yet, but I am glad that you are! 🤗

[@SuperThegreatone23]

This movie tripped me out the first time i saw it!

[@ktotheramer]

Love this movie, especially because he mentions growing up in Waterloo Iowa, which is where I grew up and live to this day! I’ve only heard Waterloo mentioned one other time in the movie.

[@deadpool981]

For the The actor character they originally wanted Daniel Radcliffe to play essentially a version of himself, which would have been another level of meta since the chef is played by Ralph fiennes who also played Voldemort.

[@Tofushoots]

Such an under rated movie. The ending goes over so many people's heads. Such a good movie.

[@chadwickvon8019]

Let's goooo. Love this movie...awesome reaction y'all.

[@JessieW6776]

I watched this as soon as it hit Max. While holding my newborn daughter who happens to be named Margo 😆 I went in relatively blind and was very pleasantly surprised. So funny! Ended up being my favorite movie of 2022.

[@blackblake3658]

Pronounced "Rafe" Fiennes, aka Lord Voldemort, the voice of Ramises in Prince of Egypt, Alfred in Lego Batman, and Mr. Quartermaine in Wallace and Gromit. Fiennes is one of the best actors alive today. He doesn't look or sound the same in any two movies. Incredible.

[@-Knife-]

This is a fantastic movie! Def one of my favorites in the last few years.

[@becksimilian2955]

11:56 can't say "taco tuesday" without saying it like this now😂😂😂

[@jeffarwady]

06:19 - I love this man, thanks for the honesty and your commitment to it as always :)

[@ascendingGhost2501]

This movie is a dark comedy if you work/worked in the service industry and customer service.

[@christophergirardi8145]

The movie is so satisfying to watch when you're in either career. Seeing SOMEONE finally tell the ungrateful customer "no" is quite cathartic.

[@Jordashian93]

An excellent piece of cinema that makes you really think about how the rich treat those with less wealth as peasants.

[@ktotheramer]

Love this movie, especially because he mentions growing up in Waterloo Iowa, which is where I grew up and live to this day! I’ve only heard Waterloo mentioned one other time in the movie. Ralph Finnes is also VOLDERMORT!

[@RebelKingfrom1995]

Thanks for reacting to this! Great movie to watch while eating a turkey burger and drinking a Mojito!!

[@abelmulato8991]

I went into this thinking it’d be a cannibal horror slasher thing but actually got a whole different movie and I loved it!

[@clayjohanson]

It’s pronounced “Rafe Fines”. He also played Voldemort in most of the “Harry Potter” movies. He’s had a brilliant career. LOVE this movie. Glad y’all did a reaction for it. You should do “In Bruges” (another great Fiennes role) if you haven’t already.

[@alexhidalgo7110]

Glad you both love it so much.

[@williamblakehall5566]

One of my favorite "Rafe" movies is Strange Days, long but good science fiction drama.

[@kroft6799]

Strange days is great and I don't think you can even find it on the streaming. There should be a lot of reactions to it and there are hardly any.

[@MapManLK]

I wondered if you two were going to watch this tidy little thriller. A second viewing is well worth your time. . .and I bust a gut EVERY time I see/hear Hong Chau's Elsa over-pronounce "tortilla". Fascinating script with some serious jolts, some really fine acting, restrained directing, great use of a small space. A winner.

[@teddytango76]

meaning of this masterpiece is: you are not obligated to take any of their offers, disagree and have the right to order what you want and leave when ever you want!! Almost every one of the guests are so depend from the system that they act like cowards and idiots unless the brave and smart girl.

[@folkblues4u]

Glad you picked up on that! That's why when he asks, how come you didn't try to fight back? They all just sit there... because they've never had to fight for anything, they pay others to do it. They literally didn't know how. Which is why the actor went to the investor bro table for help and started yelling "go for it!" when he attacked the windows. He's not capable of fighting for himself, so he tried to get them to do it for him.

[@teddytango76]

Yes. Also he told them to demand and fight for freedom. The oppressor will never let you be free.

[@maniac50ae14]

As someone who likes cooking for people and who has worked in kitchens, this movie resonates with me

[@FireKnight96]

Either you haven't seen Harry Potter or completely forgot he was in those movies as well 😂 but he really is a great actor!

[@keishie23]

Awesome reaction you two ❤❤😂😂🎉🎉🎉

[@_uncredited]

Ralph is pronounced 'Rayf'. It's an old-fashioned English way of pronouncing it and not really fashionable anymore. I like it, tho.

[@steriopticon2687]

Ralph Vaughan Williams for example.

[@tillasmax]

just researched what they said. the actor playing tyler said fiennes lines were not scripted and fiennes delivered different lines in different takes to generate difference responses from the actor playing tyler. in the ennd the tyler actor said the final lines delivered to him in the movie were pretty horrible and would not openly share the lines.

[@StalkerZeroRocky]

20:30 "That is what forgiveness sounds like, screaming and then silence"

[@fernandodeleon7466]

I'm glad that In Bruges is mentioned, it is a work of art and very underrated

[@sandras.6932]

I know you already mentioned In Bruges, in which Ralph Fiennes is great in. But I'd like to recommend some of his earlier work, like Quiz Show and Strange Days. No one seems to react to his earlier work, except Schindler's List.

[@StaffyMum85]

Ralph Fiennes was born in my town ❤ Ipswich, Suffolk - England. So proud of this 😂

[@roblowebocop]

Love your videos! I have a question, do you guys get copyright claims on your videos? If so how do you deal with them? If not what do you do to avoid them? Just a fellow KZbinr looking for insight! Keep up the great work!

[@TBRSchmitt]

Thank you! We do deal with claims, a lot more in the last couple months. Shoot us over an email and we’re happy to share what we’ve learned! [e-mail]

[@DavidAntrobus]

If you want to see more of Anya Taylor-Joy, there's _The Witch_ , of course, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga too, but also the miniseries _The Queen's Gambit_ , which is masterful.

[@DerOgraf]

Instant Classic 🤫

[@MorriganAtwood]

There was a contestant in one of the earlier seasons of Masterchef who was very much Tyler. He introduced himself by stating he had eaten at all the best restaurants in New York and sampled from the best chefs and because he was rich he knew and could do better than all of them. He kept that attitude until he was eliminated on a dish that I believe one of the judges described as "like having a skin graft on my a**hole" and was very satisfying. But there is this attitude of "I can afford to obsess over this, it makes me better than any other fan of anything else, and I love it so much of COURSE I will be amazing at it!" that even before you know Tyler was aware all along, you are just waiting for someone to get him.

[@CreepyNeighbor666]

The movie is a metaphor for how the fine dining industry has become cult-like. the chefs are treated like royalty and restaurants have gotten so expensive that only rich people can afford it but they do it for clout, not because they actually enjoy the food. It also showcases how some critics take themselves too seriously and make themselves into celebrities as well. It's not to be taken literally but as a satire of how ridiculous that industry can be.

[@jlilley73]

Thank you for saying this. I feel like this aspect of the movie was overlooked by TBR/Samantha as well as most of the commenters, who are saying things like the chef's a victim or the hero, when he is part of the problem too! He created this cult of personality around himself and serves these ridiculous dishes. He may hate it now, but he fully participated in the farce right up to the end.

[@MasonGrant0704]

One of my favorite movies released this decade so far.

[@nealrepetti2396]

I totally agree with you. If it tastes good to me, great, if not, the hell with it! Like it or hate it.

[@zbennalley]

I work part-time as a dishwasher in a nice kitchen. There is no way I'm dying for anyone in that kitchen. 😅😂😂😂

[@alicestevens8291]

The performances or so captivating in this.

[@littledewdroplets]

I do not think the Chef forgot about the barrel. He's methodical and very much a perfectionist. The barrel was never part of the plan, he just needed an excuse to sent Margot into his house to test her. The other chef was already prepared with the radio act, so it was a way to see if she was a "taker" or a "giver"

[@folkblues4u]

Sweet! Been hoping you two would watch this!

[@Peng-444]

I absolutely loved this film. I also went in completely blind and it blew me away.

[@cmdrgodwin]

I don't want to take credit for this idea, as I saw someone comment on it on a prior video about The Menu, but I think it's very plausible and think since you were talking about it that it'd be good to know. Likely what Ralph Fiennes character Chef said as the coup de gras to Nicholas Hoult' Tyler was that he simply wouldn't be part of that final masterpiece that Tyler oh so wanted to be a part of, denying him that ability to take part in the experience and "art". Tyler came there with the express intent of dying, cementing himself in the experience of the "culinary art" he wanted to be a part of, thus ironically Chef simply excluded him from the final dish. He likely could've just left, had he been any ordinary person, but Chef likely knew that the blow to Tyler's narcissism and ego would be too much to tolerate the shame and devastation of his whole single defining character point being yanked out from under him. Thus, Tyler, with nothing else to live for now that he couldn't be part of this "spectacular" once in a life time art of life and death, goes out in shame as a mere after thought, never part of the experience. And just like Tyler sapped the joy out of the wonder of cooking, now Tyler had his joy in turn taken from him. Poetic, really.

[@mimic1984]

I bet you Ralph Fiennes can make a helluva cheeseburger. 🍔 💜

[@blackblake3658]

Buzzfeed did a story with the recipe for that cheeseburger from the chef who worked with Fiennes. I made it and it's the best cheeseburger I've ever had.

[@ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot666]

Ralph Fiennes played Voldermort in the Harry Potter films & he played Francis Dollarhyde/ Tooth Fairy in Red Dragon ( Prequel to Silence of the lambs)

[@jpa5038]

Ralph Fiennes is always great. Not sure if you've seen The Red Dragon, but it's really good and has Ray Fiennes in it.

[@todd8398]

Fun trivia: The filmmakers originally wanted to cast the "movie star" as Daniel Radcliffe playing himself, and the film everyone keeps referencing would have been "Victor Frankenstein". This would have added the meta-subtext of the Harry Potter actor being antagonized by the Voldemort actor. When Radcliffe was unavailable, they cast John Leguizamo as a fictional actor instead.

[@koszeggy]

27:55 - Not sure if this is a subtle reference to the movie Sunshine with Ralph Fiennes (1999) but I think that's his best dramatic performance. I'd love if someone finally reacted to it.

[@caseyh8386]

Ralph's brother Joseph was in Shakespeare in love and American Horror Story: Asylum (amongst a hundred other things) and yet I only twigged that they're brothers like 5 years ago 😂 they were brought up in a town very near me 😁

[@agenttheater5]

4:49 Yep, Fugu fish. You have to train for years (at least a decade or two) before you can cook it, so I've heard. And it's still illegal to serve it to the Emperor of Japan, apparently.

[@misterkite]

Why not do back-to-back-to-back Ralph Fiennes and do The English Patient?

[@BlankElnino]

If you guys want another great Ralph Fiennes performance I would suggest Red Dragon. It’s a prequel to silence of the lambs.

[@claytonbishop4021]

While its social commentary relies on basic ingredients, The Menu serves up black comedy with plenty of flavor. And I loved the part where Anya Taylor-Joy punched Nicholas Hoult's character.

[@kongvinter33]

Anya has a weird face, but in a perfect kind of way. If not an actor, she would be a high end model in Rome.

[@Grenn1471]

Finally, I find someone else who thinks wine is just spoiled grape juice.

[@daytrippera]

I've had a huge crush on Ralph Fiennes since I first watched Schindler"s List and English Patient, he's sooo handsome. And as a pro Chef myself, seeing him in a Chef's jacket made my day 👌 And also, as a pro Chef, I do understand where his character's coming from lol

[@percyweasley9301]

Lol 😆

[@envillain]

Having a crush on Ralph Fiennes from Schindler’s List is insane! 😂😂😂

[@mst3KGf]

@@envillain Even putting aside the whole "murderous Nazi bastard" thing, he's not in his best shape in that film. Fiennes gained 20 pounds for the film drinking Guiness for the role because he wanted Goeth to look dissolute.

[@j.6133]

@@mst3KGf So you're saying If a person gains 20 pounds he doesn't deserve to be attracted to??

[@clarkmichaels822]

@@j.6133 Being a vile nazi piece of shit is what makes him unattractive. (The character, obviously)