It would be somewhat simplistic to label this a comedy horror film, being rather an extremely dark satire, its target the ridiculous superficiality of nouvelle cuisine and its moneyed consumers. A soft target, of course, but it's attacked with some panache, through the assault of the sociopathically obsessive chef Julian Slowik, played chillingly by Ralph Fiennes, on the palates, and eventually the bodies, of the guests at his island restaurant.
The likes of Heston Blumenthal might choose to take umbrage, or alternatively feel some sympathy with the character, who sees himself as an artist forced to serve an unappreciative audience. In any case, the script is à point, and even though you can see that the situation will only deteriorate, it contains enough sharp turns and twists to satisfy.
7/10
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