Butter
In Iowa, an adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their town's annual contest.
Director:
Jason A. Micallef
Cast:
Jennifer Garner, Yara Shahidi, Ty Burrell
Screenplay:
Jim Field Smith
Screening Date:
Sep 22, 2012
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.1% | 30.1% | 20.5% | 6.8% | 1.4% |
“A delightfully edgy movie with a razor-sharp script. Good fun.”
“A very original and enjoyable film. Do they really do butter sculpture?”
“I only marginally liked this film because the screenplay and plot was so contrived and pushed it was over the top. Just too many unbelievable twists and turns. There was nothing likable in Laura’s character partly because she was too one dimensional.”
“A quirky, kooky confection that spreads itself across the screen lubricating our spirits. The young actress playing Destiny is adorable. Olivia Wilde is so aptly named and funny, funny, funny.”
“A fluff film, but not memorable. Yara Shahidi was fabulous!”
“Outdoes Christopher Guest and really is Best In Show.”
“Perfect casting.”
“It should have been called SCHMALTZ.”
“It was a very funny film and gave me the sense I was at the fair.”
“On a really bad day when I have nothing to do it might cross my mind to watch this film. I’m glad all actors received a pay check for this film.”
“Wonderful unexpectedly!”
"Did they oversex the film for the ‘R’ rating? Could have been eliminated with no loss. Scenes of Brooke and Kaitlin making were superfluous (especially in the outtakes) although if one does buy the metaphor of politics in the film, ‘politics does make for strange bedfellows.’”
“Silly, cute and a bit sentimental. It improved as it went on.”
“A fun and hilarious goof!”
“Very enjoyable. I’ve been down to the Iowa State Fair many times. Something every New Yorker should see once!”
“Very clever script.”
“A ‘butter’ film than most. Highly entertaining.”
“Wickedly funny, a parody of the American way of life.”
“Tres amusent. Pot shots at many stereotypes. Many chuckles and I enjoyed it a lot. Great casting. The actress who played Destiny is charming and talented. I can just imagine what the Fox movie critic would say about this slanted liberal…”
“Good over-the-top satire. Do not like calling whites crackers. Destiny was too much a cardboard figure prop.”
If you'd like to know more about the film...
Interview with Jennifer Garner.
http://www.tribute.ca/tiff/index.php/2011/09/15/jennifer-garner-intervie...
Article that talks about how the film didn't live up to its expectations.
http://www.daily49er.com/diversions/butter-has-a-great-cast-but-fails-at...
I don't know if you want me to post something like this but it's just more about butter sculpting.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870363230457545217007453760...
This one was interesting, the paragraph about how it is reflecting the 2008 political race.
http://collider.com/butter-movie-review/110880/
