It was the best of films...
It was the worst of films...
The first movie review of 2013!
And it's a film that so far, would make the best of and worst of list, both at the same time.
And it's a film that so far, would make the best of and worst of list, both at the same time.
:)
I'm sure the next 350 some days will provide some other films that will bump this one off of both lists, but for now let's sit back and enjoy...
Butter.
The Story:
The story of the Pickler family from Iowa where the reigning 15 year-in-a-row butter sculptor has been asked to step aside to make way for some new blood. His wife (Jennifer Garner) thinks that is patently unfair, so she decides to enter the contest herself. Meanwhile, a little foster girl decides to put her artistic talents to good use sculpting butter. It's a show-down of epic proportions!
Did I mention this is based on a true story?
Well, at least the fact that people participate in competitive butter sculpting, that part is true. The rest, I assume, totally made up.
And really, before watching this film, I had no idea that people actually sculpted in butter. Pretty clever past time for farmers I would imagine.
Amazingly for a film that probably nobody has ever heard of, the cast is filled with some great actors. Alicia Silverstone? I haven't seen her since Clueless.
Rob Cordrry as the foster dad was my favorite character in the film. His chatting with the little girl about "what's the worst that could happen?" was my favorite part of the movie.
So is it worth your time? That depends. It's about 90 minutes of mostly entertaining storylines that converge into a climatic butter battle at the Iowa State Fair. It's not gut-bustingly funny, but it remains amusing throughout.
Oh, and did I mention Hugh Jackman is in it? He is, and his part is small, but quite memorable. And his prayers to God? Hilariously wrong in so many ways...
Available to stream on Netflix as of this writing.
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