Tasting Menu (film)

Tasting Menu is a 2013 Spanish-Irish comedy film directed by Roger Gual and starring Stephen Rea.

Tasting Menu
Directed byRoger Gual
Written byRoger Gual
Javier Calvo
Produced byDavid Matamoros
Tristan O. Lynch
Aoife O’Sullivan
StarringStephen Rea
CinematographyEmili Guirao
Edited byAlberto de Toro
Music byStephen McKeon
Production
companies
Zentropa Spain
Subotica
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release date
Running time
84 minutes[1]
85 minutes[2]
87 minutes[3]
88 minutes[4]
CountriesSpain[3]
Ireland[3]
LanguagesCatalan[3]
Spanish[3]
English[3]
Japanese[3]

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2013 and was released in Spain on June 14, 2013.[5] In April 2013, it was announced that Magnolia Pictures acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[6] The film was released in U.S. theaters on April 18, 2014.[7]

Reception

The film has a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 18 reviews.[8]

Susan Wloszczyna of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars and wrote, "Yet nothing truly creates any emotional waves, and little seems at stake, no matter what potential disaster might seem to be in the offing."[9]

Justin Chang of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "This relentlessly mediocre ensemble dramedy features several of the least compelling dinner guests in recent memory."[3]

Clayton Dillard of Slant Magazine awarded the film half a star out of four and wrote, "There’s a sinister, even insidious quality to a film that insists upon using incessant food montages not as a source of passion, but fodder for class-based self-congratulation."[4]

Mike D'Angelo of The A.V. Club graded the film a D+ and wrote, "Among other demerits, this is the rare foodie movie that doesn’t seem to care much about food."[2]

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Deliberately insubstantial, sometimes savory, sometimes tasteless and ultimately dissatisfying, Tasting Menu is the filmic equivalent of its title."[1]

References
  1. Holland, Jonathan (July 2, 2013). "Tasting Menu: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. D'Angelo, Mike (April 17, 2014). "There's nothing worth savoring on this Tasting Menu". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. Chang, Justin (April 22, 2014). "Film Review: 'Tasting Menu'". Variety. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. Dillard, Clayton (April 13, 2014). "Review: Tasting Menu". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  5. Roxborough, Scott; Rolfe, Pamela (April 29, 2013). "Cannes: Magnolia Takes 'Tasting Menu' for U.S." The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  6. Tartaglione, Nancy (April 29, 2013). "Magnolia Acquires Spanish Ensemble Comedy 'Tasting Menu'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. O'Connell, Max (February 28, 2014). "Watch: A Legendary Restaurant Serves One Last Meal In The Trailer For Magnolia Pictures' 'Tasting Menu'". IndieWire. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  8. "Tasting Menu". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  9. Wloszczyna, Susan (April 18, 2014). "Tasting Menu". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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