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Unfrosted (2024)

 

Unfrosted is a comedy revolving around the invention of Pop-Tarts in 1963.

Starring Jerry Seinfeld, who also wrote and directed the film, it has a lot of goofy and tame humor. Most of the humor comes from looking at the 1960s through the lens of 2024 and how different it was back then. Some pop culture references, including Andy Warhol, John F. Kennedy, Walter Cronkite, Johnny Carson, and Tony the Tiger, are blown to extremes for comedy. 

Jim Gaffigan and Amy Schumer play rivals and despite having them throughout the film I found them tolerable where the actual comedy came from the supporting roles. Melissa McCarthy also plays a prominent but also unfunny NASA food scientist. 

The real comedy comes from Peter Dinklage, Christian Slate, Bill Burr, Dan Levy, Bobby Moynihan, Jach McBrayer, Kyle Dunnigan, Hugh Grant Mikey Day, Kyle Mooney, and Drew Tarver. The film does lack a lot of female comedians and the two they got weren't funny. They should have gotten Ego Nwodim or Kate McKinnon, both would have done a phenomenal job.

The film was entertaining and funny at times. Result: B



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