MOVIE REVIEW: Our tastebuds get terrifyingly tantalised with 'The Menu'
dailyrecord.co.ukA true Hell’s Kitchen , The Menu is a twisted treat from British director Mark Mylod. In an Agatha Christie-eqsue set-up, 12 guests are invited to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu - with some shocking surprises.
Warning signs kick in right from the off as the island is no Glass Onion-like lavish paradise; fallen trees on arrival, a surrounding forest, army barracks-style living quarters for the staff.
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And warning, you will be very hungry after watching The Menu as Mylod shoots close-ups of the mouth-watering food and its preparation and tantalises us with ever more hilariously depraved title cards for the courses and their ingredients.
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