Butter (2012)

60% of critics liked it
(5 reviews)
86% want to see it
(1,334 ratings)

Butter follows an ambitious woman (Jennifer Garner) who is married to Iowa's reigning butter sculpting champ (Ty Burrell) but decides to enter the race on her own when he retires. She's the shoo-in until an adopted young black girl (Yara Shahidi) discovers she has an uncanny talent for… More Butter follows an ambitious woman (Jennifer Garner) who is married to Iowa's reigning butter sculpting champ (Ty Burrell) but decides to enter the race on her own when he retires. She's the shoo-in until an adopted young black girl (Yara Shahidi) discovers she has an uncanny talent for butter-carving and becomes a late-breaking favorite. -- (C) Weinstein

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: Jim Field Smith
Written By: Jason A. Micallef
Genres: Drama, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 5, 2012 Limited
Studio: Weinstein Company

Critic Reviews

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Director Jim Field Smith and newcomer screenwriter Jason Micallef can't or don't care to distinguish the elements of audacity and satirical cleverness from those of mockery and crudeness.
Chris Bumbray, JoBlo's Movie Emporium
A hare-brained excuse for a satire.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...an unexpectedly entertaining and frequently laugh-out-loud funny piece of work...
Edward Douglas, ComingSoon.net
A fairly simple and straight-forward competition comedy that's much more entertaining and endearing than one might imagine from the premise.
Catherine Shoard, Guardian [UK]
There's a badly ill-judged cameo from Hugh Jackman, but also a good spoonful of laugh-out-loud gags, particularly those involving the red tape of local civic talent contests.