Butter

Name: Butter
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: February 25, 2022
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 45
Cast: Alex Kersting, Annabeth Gish, Brian Van Holt, Jack Griffo, Jake Austin Walker

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Blue Fox Entertainment | Release Date: February 25, 2022 | PG-13

Starring: Alex Kersting, Annabeth Gish, Brian Van Holt, Jack Griffo, Jake Austin Walker, John Kassir, McKaley Miller, Mira Sorvino, Monte Markham, Mykelti Williamson, Olivia Baptista, Ravi Patel

Summary: Butter (Alex Kersting) is a smart, funny high school junior who happens to be obese. Butter manages to befriend the prettiest girl at school, Anna (McKaley Miller), via social media by pretending to be a jock from another school. Butter fears he can never tell Anna, his secret crush, who he really is - sure she would never accept him andButter (Alex Kersting) is a smart, funny high school junior who happens to be obese. Butter manages to befriend the prettiest girl at school, Anna (McKaley Miller), via social media by pretending to be a jock from another school. Butter fears he can never tell Anna, his secret crush, who he really is - sure she would never accept him and his obesity. Meanwhile, Butter struggles with self- esteem and family issues, as his mother (Mira Sorvino) feels the only way she can show her love is by feeding him. Facing constant bullying at school, Butter finally devises a crazy plan: he announces he is going to eat himself to death, on New Year’s Eve, live on the Internet – with the whole school invited to watch. Butter expects pity, insults, and sheer indifference. Instead he gets cheerleaders rallying around his deadly plan, and his social media fame makes him a sudden member of the school’s in crowd. As Butter’s popularity grows, so does his new friendship with Anna. But as New Year’s approaches can he live with the fallout if he doesn't go through with his plans?… Expand

Director: Paul A. Kaufman

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 111 min

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Pat Padua

Feb 25, 2022

Ultimately, it is, like its conflicted hero, sweet and likable, and you wish it well. Read full review

Lisa Kennedy

Feb 25, 2022

For all its ache and churning emotions, “Butter” winds up being little more than a meager “Afterschool Special.” Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Feb 25, 2022

Instead of exploring the more complex dynamics of adolescent social structure, it limits itself to an artificial set-up and a superficial level of storytelling, more afterschool special than feature film. Read full review

John DeFore

Feb 25, 2022

While it may resonate for some young viewers, anyone whose reality really resembles that of the film’s protagonist should probably look elsewhere. Read full review

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