Some Like It Rare

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Some Like It Rare
FrenchBarbaque
Directed byFabrice Éboué (fr)
Written byFabrice Éboué
Vincent Solignac (fr)
Produced byJulien Deris
David Gauquié
Jean-Luc Ormières
Starring
CinematographyThomas Brémond
Edited byAlice Plantin
Music byGuillaume Roussel (fr)
Production
company
Distributed byApollo Films
Release dates
  • 8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) (L'Étrange Festival)
  • 27 October 2021 (2021-10-27) (France)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Some Like It Rare (French: Barbaque) is a 2021 French comedy horror film directed by Fabrice Éboué (fr), 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]

Reception

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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]

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