Butter Trailer

For those complaining that Hollywood keeps churning out the same old formulaic stories, here’s something different. “Butter” is a comedy about the sport of butter carving. Yes, people actually do that. This almost falls into the category of indie film, if not for the cast. It’s led by Jennifer Garner, an actress who doesn’t get nearly enough chances to flex her comedic muscles. Which are surprisingly well-developed. It’s a shame this won’t see much of an audience outside the US, as original stories are in such short supply nowadays. Here at Electroshadow, we do our part to bring you lesser known stuff like this. Based on this trailer, “Butter” might be a worthwhile watch…

A tale of competition at its most cut-throat, “Butter” surveys the raw ambition of Laura Pickler (Jennifer Garner), the wife of Bob Pickler (Ty Burrell), Iowa’s long-reigning champion butter carver. For 15 years, Laura has relished her high-profile role as the beautiful, loyal helpmate to her affable, artistically gifted husband. But when Bob is pressured to retire and allow someone else a chance at glory, an indignant Laura 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: 10-year-old Destiny (Yara Shahidi), the African-American foster child of local couple Julie and Ethan (Alicia Silverstone and Rob Corddry). And that’s not all. Bob’s would-be mistress, bad-girl stripper Brooke (Olivia Wilde) also declares her candidacy, as does his #1 fan, Carol-Ann (Kristen Schaal). Facing three opponents, mocked by her stepdaughter Kaitlen (Ashley Greene) and furious with her husband, Laura resolves to do whatever it takes to win. And if that means resorting to sabotage – and recruiting her dim-witted former boyfriend Boyd (Hugh Jackman) as a co-conspirator – then so be it.”

“Butter” premieres 5th October in limited release in the US. No word on a local release, so look for it on DVD here.