Netflix viewers are rediscovering The Menu, the 2022 dark comedy starring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult, having made it one of the top movies available on the platform ever since it was added at the beginning of February. The movie is a lot of fun and is “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes (read WTW’s The Menu review for our thoughts), but thinking back to the movie I’ve come to the conclusion that Fiennes’ would have been an awesome, and well-deserved, Oscar nominee for his performance.
In case you need a refresher, The Menu takes place at a lavish, world-class restaurant on a remote island, with Fiennes playing a famous chef and Taylor-Joy and Hoult among the guests partaking in a special dinner. I won’t go into detail into the plot if you haven’t seen it and want to catch up with it on Netflix, but Fiennes is serving up much more than just flavorful dishes in what is ultimately a satire of the upper class.
