转M君：“It’saHalibut,YouDonkey!”

(拉尔夫·费因斯饰)(饰)TheMenu(7/10stars)quot;Itx27;saHalibut,YouDonkey!quot;Please,someonegetGordonRamseytowatchthismovie,forthere’snowayRalphFinesplayedchefSlowikwithoutpartiallyconsultingthedemeanorof“demon”himself.Finally,after20seasonsofHell’sKitchen,someonedecidedtomakeahorrorfilmaboutaselectrestaurantanditsdevilishculinarians.Withcountlessattendeddetails,Halfthorn’sexacting,ruthless,whileaestheticnatureisdepictedinthesolemnityduringmealpreparation,faithinsacrificialpresentation,anddeliveranceofgrotesquecuisines,tothepointwhereitcannearlybecalledacult.InthecenterofsuchunwontedorganizationischefSlowik,who,despitehisapparenteloquence,courtesy,anddedication,isadefinitivelunatic,sociopath,andgastronomicaddict.ThecharismaofthischaracterisdevelopednotonlybecauseofhisresemblancetoGordonRamsayandVoldemort,butSlowik’scomicallycynicalgestures,implicitlypoignantbackground,andemotivelystoryfuleyes:Julianisveritablyahuman,justtraumatized,deranged,anddepraved.Pursuitofartisneveraquestionablematter,yetwhenethicsareinvolved,pleasureshouldnottopprinciple.Otherthanthemesmerizingvillain,theMenualsoportraysavarietyofentrancingcharacters,appetizingdishes,andgruesomebloodshed,whichentertainmethroughout.Twothingstobementioned:theintroductionisquitestiffandintentional,whiletheendingisratherinsipid.IgetthatMargot‘arequestkindlesSlowik’spassionforcooking,buttheforeshadowingisinsufficientandthereasonisuncompelling.Moreover,thebizarrementalityofthesecondarycooksisneverexplained,astheaudiencecanonlyinfersicknessbyheart:yes,thisisbasicallyastoryaboutaninsanechefwithhisinsanecrewinsanelygrillingalltheircustomerstomedium-well.Afterwatching,Ifeelbothnauseous,andravenous.