
Katie, a digital influencer seeking more views, makes a daring decision: to break into her mysterious neighbor's house, someone she's never seen in public but whose bizarre sounds echo throughout the neighborhood. With her friends by her side and a camera in hand, Katie is determined to unravel the mystery. However, she's about to plunge into an endless nightmare where the unknown becomes terrifying.
Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.
'The Menu' has a strong story. The 5 acts, which are defined by the courses, are an excellent subversion of the classic 5-act film structure.
Essentially 'Get Out' but for white women, 'Don't Worry Darling' has strong material with its twist reveal, but the writing and directing falter trying to execute it.
The three themes of lessons learned from HBO Max's Station Eleven are the same as the pandemic: love, regret, and art.
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.