Some Like It Rare

Some Like It Rare (originally titled Barbaque) is a 2021 French comedy horror film directed by Fabrice Éboué, starring Marina Foïs and Éboué. The film depicts a struggling butcher shop run by a married couple who begin hunting humans who practice veganism and selling their meat, labeling it as "pork".[1]

Some Like It Rare
Directed byFabrice Éboué
Written byFabrice Éboué
Vincent Solignac
Produced byJulien Deris
David Gauquié
Jean-Luc Ormières
Starring
CinematographyThomas Brémond
Edited byAlice Plantin
Music byGuillaume Roussel
Production
company
Cinéfrance
Distributed byApollo Films
Release dates
8 September 2021 (L'Étrange Festival)
27 October 2021 (France)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Cast
  • Marina Foïs as Sophie Pascal
  • Fabrice Éboué as Vincent Pascal
  • Jean-François Cayrey as Marc Brachard
  • Virginie Hocq as Stéphanie Brachard
  • Lisa Do Couto Teixeira as Chloé Pascal
  • Victor Meutelet as Lucas
  • Stéphane Soo Mongo as Gendarme Ntamack
  • Nicolas Lumbreras as Joshua
  • Alexia Chardard as Héméra
  • Franck Migeon as Camille
  • Colette Sodoyez as Madame Coignard
  • Ted Etienne as Stéphane
  • Roby Schinasi as Alexandre
  • Tom Pezier as Winnie

Reception

Martin Unsworth of Starburst rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and wrote that it is a "sumptuous exercise in bad taste" and that that "works to its advantage".[2] Matt Glasby of RadioTimes rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and called it "deeply, deliciously funny".[3]

Paul Lê of Bloody Disgusting rated the film 3.5 skulls out of 5 and wrote that it will "undoubtedly satisfy a craving for something dark and weird without ever feeling too heavy."[4] Film critic Anton Bitel, writing for VODzilla.co rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and called it "slyly funny" and "mildly shocking".[5]

Cath Clarke of The Guardian rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and called it "lightweight" and "gruesomely hilarious in places".[6] Mae Abdulbaki of Screen Rant gave the film a "Good" rating of 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that while the film "does wear off after a while" and that its commentary "could have been a lot more biting", it is "entertaining".[1]

References
  1. Abdulbaki, Mae (5 October 2022). "Some Like It Rare Review: French Dark Comedy Is Entertaining & Absurd". Screen Rant. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. Unsworth, Martin (21 March 2022). "SOME LIKE IT RARE". Starburst. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. Glasby, Matt. "Some Like It Rare". RadioTimes. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. Lê, Paul (14 October 2022). "'Some Like It Rare' Review – French Cannibalism Movie Serves Up Deliciously Dark Comedy". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  5. Bitel, Anton (21 March 2022). "VOD film review: Some Like It Rare (Barbaque)". VODzilla.co. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  6. Clarke, Cath (14 March 2022). "Some Like It Rare review – grisly laughs from butchers on a killing spree". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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