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It's been a while since a movie came along that was equal parts unique, audacious and full of conviction about skewering its satirical victim. Uproariously funny and chilling (sometimes at the same time). Fantastic writing and great performances from Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, and Nicholas Hault. The stylistic flourishes that director Mark Mylod obviously aped from executive producer Adam McKay are used in hilariously fantastic ways. A pinch of The Big Short added with a heaping tablespoon of Succession, sprinkled with the laughably buffoonish rich folk characters from Don't Look up and Vice, and you have The Menu.

Also, this movie has possibly the best editing moment this year by far. You'll know it when you see it.

What a ride. Twists a minute, exciting action, and white knuckle tension galore. Might not be everyone's cup of tea given how breakneck the pace gets, but I enjoyed it thoroughly!

Not everything clicks though; the parts with the American dude speaking in Korean was wonky at best. Also, it does get twisty to a point where you'd need to pause it just to get a grip of who and where the chess pieces are on the board; not really a luxury to have in the cinema. A minor gripe for me.

Not a bad debut for Lee Jung Jae as director. Hope he gets to hone his skills more, because if this is his first effort then I'd be salivating at the thought of him at the height of his directorial powers.

A great flick for the weekend! Great fun seeing Evans ham up his "Knives Out" persona to 11 and Gosling go back to his brooding leading man schtick. You can also tell that Ana de Armas has no problem being type cast into her "No Time to Die" role.

Only complaint I have is the excessive use of drone shots as establishing shots. It was unique to see at first, then it just got ridiculous; I will say though, the last few drone shots were great.

Overall, a fun night if you have nothing to do and nothing on the docket for your Netflix night.