Butter

There have been crazier ideas for a comedy than setting it in the world of competitive butter sculpturing, but it’s hard to think of one that has been funnier. The film stars Jennifer Garner as Laura, the domineering wife of the local champion (a delightful Ty Burrell). When her better half decides to retire, Laura’s need to be the Butter Queen of the town forces her to enter the sculpting competition where she goes head-to-head with a young girl named Destiny (Yara Shahidi) whose natural talent for molding dairy products makes her Laura’s mortal enemy. Watching them go toe-to-toe is fun, but the comedy of Butter stretches far beyond lactose-centric jokes. The setting may be pure corn, but the comedy is hilariously raunchy, brought to life with a truly hilarious performance by Olivia Wilde as the small town stripper who decides to take Laura on to get the money that Laura’s husband owes her for services provided.