Butter (2011) (original) (raw)

A young orphan (Shahidi) discovers her uncanny talent for butter sculpture in an Iowa town where her adoptive family lives. The talent pits her against the ambitious wife (Garner) of the reigning champion (Burrell) in the annual butter sculpture competition.

A young orphan (Shahidi) discovers her uncanny talent for butter sculpture in an Iowa town where her adoptive family lives. The talent pits her against the ambitious wife (Garner) of the reigning champion (Burrell) in the annual butter sculpture competition. (less)

Director: Jim Field Smith
Writer: Jason A. Micallef
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Rob Corddry, Ashley Greene, Alicia Silverstone
Producer: Michael De Luca

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Review by Brian Orndorf, October 4, 2012

3 / 10

There was tremendous potential for �Butter� to throw a spotlight on the rigors of butter sculpting competitions, drinking in the varied characters that populate this odd hobby while taking note of the exceptional skill required to turn slabs of dairy into art. Instead, �Butter� goes for a swipe of irreverence, poking fun with Midwestern caricatures while bending over backwards to earn a gratuitous R-rating. It�s a needlessly vulgar, decidedly laugh-free picture that works up a sweat trying to come off provocative when all it needed to be was present with a sculptural medium that doesn�t requir ...read more...

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