Butter

There's going to be a meltdown!

A tale of competition at its most cut-throat, set in the razor-edged world of butter carving. (Yes.) We follow the wife of Iowa's long-reigning champion butter carver. For 15 years, she has relished her high-profile role as the beautiful, loyal helpmate to her affable, artistically gifted husband. But when he is pressured to retire and allow someone else a chance at glory, she decides to enter the competition herself. She is first in line on sign-up day, only to see her odds of victory fall below 100% with the arrival of an unlikely yet formidable contender: a 10-year-old African-American foster child. Things heat up even more when her husband's would-be mistress, as well as his biggest fan, both also enter.

90 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Prejudice).
Comedy.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Seems like a fair match ...

Credits

Cast	Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde, Ashley Greene, Jennifer Garner, Alicia Silverstone, Kristen Schaal, Ty Burrell, Rob Corddry
Director	Jim Field Smith
Screenplay	Jason A. Micallef
Music	Mateo Messina
Cinematography	Jim Denault
Editing	Matt Garner, Dan Schalk
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Datasat
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2011
Produced by	Michael de Luca Productions, Vandalia Films, The Weinstein Company

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Comedy
Language	Strong and frequent
Nudity	None
Sex	Simulated, implied, references
Violence	None
Prejudice	Racial and class
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Cigarettes, alcohol, dagga
Comments	None
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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Todd McCarthy Sculpting up a satire storm.	10
Die Burger Laetitia Pople	10
Box Office Pete Hammond A wild, weird winner.	13
Rolling Stone Peter Travers The chance for delicious satire melts away quickly in Butter, a spoof without oomph.	10
Metacritic.com 23 critics	8
Rottentomatoes critics 60 critics	9
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Despite its talented cast and a few funny moments, Butter's satirical aims are largely undone by a lack of subtlety and air of smugness.	7
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	10
Movie Review Intelligence 32 critics	8
What the People say
Internet 4549 Netizens Worth Watching	12
Average .. 49%	10