The Menu (2022) KILL COUNT

You know it’s good when it has a warning

Fun fact - in the script, Margot was supposed to just sit there in stunned silence when it’s revealed Tyler knew everyone would die. But Anya Taylor Joy argued that she should be angry and lash out instead

The Menu: Surprisingly No Cannibalism

I love that when Margo leaves, you can see how the different characters all give her a glare, except for the wife. Probably because she both looks like her daughter but also accepts that she of all of them SHOULD get to leave.

"These are tortillas" continues to be one of my favorite line deliveries. It makes me laugh every time.

One of my favorite details about this movie is that the cheeseburger was the only properly made food on set as opposed to the rest that was cold props. It's completely in tune with the movie's themes.

I've always assumed what Chef whispers into Tyler's ear was "you're the kind of customer/guest/diner i hate the most." And he loses it because he's been so desperate for Chefs approval throughout the film.

Okay, I guess it's because I'm mexican, but the lines "What the hell are these?" "These are tortillas. Tortillas deliciosas." amused me far more than I expected.

The "Sorry, You're dying" after the student loans had me crying laughing lol

13:00 The lamb should've got into the kill count, dying in vain to be Tyler's Bullshit.

“The Queens gambit worked!” Absolutely took me out

“Student loans?” You’re dying kills me everytime 😭😭😭😭

The smores monologue at the end I think is the ultimate encapsulation of the Chefs character. Like, he's so far gone from the simple pleasures of this craft he mastered he can't see the joy people have for something as simple as smores. Like, yeah smores are a messy food made from cheap ingredients, buts its the situations you cook them in, the people you cook them with that make a smore a special food. You don't just make a smore on a weekday night, its always at a fire, surrounded by friends or family. They're not made to be mass produced or mindlessly consumed like the food in a store or a restaurant. They're a simple thing anyone can make but its the context in which they're made that gives them value beyond just taste.

I think what I really appreciate about this movie is that it doesn't involve cannibalism. I feel like for most dark or horror movies that had to do with food, the default idea is to do cannibalism, which isn't bad. But when they are able to do something different is when they can truly elevate it.

This is one of those Kill Counts where James finished introducing the concept of the movie and I immediately paused the Kill Count to go watch it. Margot is a genuinely awesome final girl; I was grinning and cheering for her when she pulled the "Bet you can't cook a good cheeseburger" play.

Most seam to miss one big hint. In the beginning, Tyler tells Margot to stop smiing, cause it kills your pallet. Lillian bloom is seen smoking in the dining room, and it's silently implied that she unintentionally caused those restaurants to close.

"Tyler's Bullshit" was one of the funniest moments in 2022 cinema. Also, Ralph Fiennes is scary good in this film. I actually felt uncomfortable MANY times during this film just looking at that pouty, on-the-verge-of-tears look he has the whole movie like he’s just about to do something terrible. So chilling. And Hong Chau did an incredible job too.

My favourite things about this movie is how Margot isn't a character who outsmarts or simply kills the killer, instead she figures out what the Chef really wants, to enjoy what he does, in this case, it's cooking a simple meal for a customer who will enjoy his food. Edit: I wouldn't say she outsmarts him as he knows what she's doing, and willing goes along with her plan.

Hong chao saying, "these are tortillas, tortillas delisiosas." So casually fucking sent me

9:49 Chef pulling his best "Disappointed Gordon Ramsay" voice, lmao