Mark Mylod's sadistic movie 'The Menu' takes the "eat the rich" mindset to a complete new stage. Is 'The Menu' regarded as a scary movie?

Would you spend $1,250 for a sumptuous, theatrical wonderful dining experience? One that boasts fancy mignonette sauce, seafood that is practically nonetheless swimming, truffle foam, and an collection of "gels"? And no, Anya Taylor-Joy (Last Night in Soho), in spite of the event's pricing, Rolexes don't seem to be at the menu.

Known for his work on TV series like Succession and Shameless, Mark Mylod's newest movie, The Menu, follows an unsuspecting couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) who "travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises," as detailed by means of the official synopsis.

With thriller and violence lurking in each corner, this is in no way an abnormal eating place. Given the film's sinister undertones, you may be wondering, is horror at the menu? Is The Menu scary? Let's speak about.

Is 'The Menu' a scary movie?

While Google categorizes The Menu as a horror/comedy, IMDb categorizes it as a comedy/horror/thriller.

With similarities to films like 2020's The Hunt and 2022's Fresh — both of which possess comedic elements — The Menu is no longer a movie supposed to scare the bejesus out of you. It may unsettle you, however.

See, The Menu is clearly a satirical endeavor, as it takes "eat the rich" to a complete new degree. Its scrumptious comedic take on elitist foodie culture is hysterical from the out of doors and annoying at the within.

And whilst the movie does play at the "eat the rich" way of thinking, The Atlantic's David Sims made it a level to clarify the film's intentions.

"Let’s get this out of the way quickly: The Menu is not — I repeat, not — a movie about cannibalism," he wrote. "Julian Slowik is not turning his diners into food, nor is he feeding them other diners."

However, he went on to name Ralph Fiennes’s performance "hilariously homicidal."

Per Common Sense Media — which acts as "the leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families" — The Menu options (minor spoilers here) "gory moments, including blood spatters, a gunshot to the head, a severed finger, stabbing, hanging, a fight over a knife, gurgling blood, a character burning, and more death."

It's the "and more death" for us.

So, when it comes down to it, The Menu is no longer scary. However, in case you are no longer a gorehound to even the slightest level, it's possible you'll want to skip this one.

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