Movie #751 ........................."Butter"

Movie #751 "Butter" is pretty dark in places. pretty silly most of the time. mean spirited. It's tough to laugh at lines Jennifer Garner says when she is so mean most of the time. It's a rare actress that can still get you to care about her, even when she's so mean (I think of Rachel McAdams in "Mean Girls" doing just that very successfully) Hugh Jackman is misused and underused, as is Ty Burrell. But oh my goodness, Olivia Wilde steals this movie. I have never thought much of her, but she is a stitch (foul mouthed and mostly inappropriate in most of her scenes, though). And the african american little girl is great, and I don't even see her name in the credits ---maybe her name is Kristen Schaal? Anyway, she is amazing in this. Otherwise, it's a wash. I can see why it wouldn't be popular in the movie theaters, and I'm not sure I had to see it, except that I heard it was controversial, and I wanted to see what the hubub was about. You don't really need to see it. It isn't that funny --- I think it was supposed to make fun of people like Sarah Palin ------ but if you laugh at her anyway, you don't need to see this film. Butter 2011 R 90 minutes I gave this film 3 stars out of 5 When a gifted butter sculptor announces his retirement, his ambitious wife sees her hopes for future fame -- and the presidency -- melt away. She sets out to take up the mantle, but soon learns how cutthroat the world of pro butter sculpting can be. Cast:Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Rob Corddry, Ashley Greene, Alicia Silverstone, Hugh Jackman, Kristen Schaal, Pruitt Taylor Vince Genre:Indie Comedies, Spoofs and Satire, Dark Humor & Black Comedies, Comedy