Butter

  • U (INDIA)
  • 2012


MOVIE IS terrific conservative presidential entertaining religious
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36 %
33 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 14
Negative reviews 14
Average Rating 2.6/5
terrific conservative presidential entertaining religious

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4.5
But Swanbergs Akin is too much of a cipher to be interesting, and Longstreets Jeremiah isnt very memorable either. Av Club
1.8
Movie Review Movie Review Butter D+ Movie Review Butter D+ D+ Butter Director Jim Field Smith Runtime 90 minutes Rating R Cast Jennifer Garner, Ty Bur .. Av Club
4.3
Not quite salty enough to make this cinematic experience sweet, Butter is a wannabe dark comedy that may or may not be a veiled metaphor for the Repub .. We Got This Covered
2.5
Based on first time screenwriter Jason Micallefs award winning script, the film vacillates in tone with humor thats sometimes sweet and sometimes veno .. Austin Chronicle
3.5
Smith offers a tongue in cheek interpretation of this beyond bizarre environment, making Butter a terrific parody, as heartfelt as it is hilarious. Paste Magazine
2.0
Butter has strong moments and has more than a few good jokes, but as a whole it struggles to keep its footing. Cinema Blend
2.0
Our archvillain is Laura Pickler (Jennifer Garner), a politically conservative control freak. Ny Daily News
1.5
What makes BUTTER so bad is that it aspires to be this deeply lacerating satire of conservative America, but simply doesnt have the teeth to be effect .. JoBlo
1.5
Finally, though, shes just another casualty of this inert dramedy, which plays like one long, slow descent into cloying moralizing and uplift thats we .. Village Voice
2.5
A few sucker punches land, thanks largely to a star studded cast. Rogers Movie Nation
1.5
10 1 3 / 10 There was tremendous potential for Butter to throw a spotlight on the rigors of butter sculpting competitions, drinking in the varied char .. Blu Ray
1.9
But Butter is a film more enamored of its premise than interested in making it work. Usa Today
2.5
But political satire needs more than a fresh setup it needs barbs that stick. Rolling Stone
3.0
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t .. Pop Matters
1.5
Youre asked to swallow an enormous chunk of outrageousness masquerading as satirestarting with the premise itselfto enjoy this labored farce. Film Journal
2.5
But the premise doesnt quite pan out.Butter is funny in spots, but its so preoccupied with landing below the belt cultural jabs that it misses the opp .. Az Central
1.9
A shrill, cartoonish mess not a total disaster, but no ones idea of a good movie. Boston
4.0
Thankfully, this is a movie centrally about a competition, and there Butter finds its comedic footing. Npr
2.5
The premise for this small town comedy, haphazrdly scripted by Jason A. Micaleff, is not bad. Emanuellevy
3.0
But theres something about this films churn of goo and grit that lingers ambivalently, difficult to digest. Guardian
4.5
Happily, it turned out to be a very entertaining movie, one of my favorites this year.Who knew butter sculpture could be such a competitive art form Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
Susan Grangers review of Butter (The Weinstein Company) On the midway at the Iowa State Fair, few exhibits attract as much attention as the butter scu .. Susang Ranger
2.5
The targets of its parody are often more vulgar than clever, but before it eventually falls apart and hits the frying pan, it paints a picture of Amer .. Observer
1.3
At 90 minutes it feels inflated, and though clearly intended as funny, its difficult to locate, except in the most general terms, the focus of the mov .. Sf Gate
2.5
The film doesnt know if it wants to be a darkly humorous social commentary or a heartwarming tale of hard work and the triumph of the human spirit. Slant Magazine
2.0
This odd film, headed for the Toronto Film Festival in the wake of its unannounced debut at Telluride, has a commercial shot but a rather long one tha .. Hollywood Reporter
2.5
The would be satire is nothing more than a bunch of sketch characters and jokes welded to a sentimental subplot. Los Angeles Times
3.5
Behind every one of Lauras half smiles is a meltdown waiting to happen. Variety
3.1
...an unexpectedly entertaining and frequently laugh out loud funny piece of work... Reel Film
3.1
The script by first time screenwriter Jason Micallef certainly has originality in its favor. Movies Tv Guide
1.3
At times, the Midwestern satire Butter is almost funny, and in its honor I almost laughed. New York Post
2.5
Butter is pleasant despite being awfully slight and rather mean spiritedproof that this material might have made a far better picture with a smarter, .. Dustin Put Man
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
3.5
Theyre well served by the script, which manages to be absurd enough to be very funny without tipping into the wholly ridiculous.Butter is high calorie .. Hollywood And Fine
2.5
Maybe thats why its so hard to make a comedy about politics in America. Js Online
4.0
There are a lot of really funny visual gags as well, and though it plays with some of the religious fanaticism one might find in places like Iowa, its .. ComingSoon
2.5
On one level its a portrait of rural, small town USA; on another its all about politics as usual. Theepoch Times
1.3
The kernel of what intrigued about Butter is apparent in moments throughout this often mean, often heartwarming, occasionally amusing tale of Middle A .. Bangit Out
1.3
Butter is a dizzying blend of smug satire, surface level observations and mean spirited swipes at flyover types. Oh, and take away Olivia Wilde and it .. Breit Bart



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