Unfrosted couldn't arrive at a better time. A full on parody of the buyopic genre right as they start to become a constant staple. Unfortunately, it's not as good as that premise should be but it commits to the bit and gets enough jokes out of it. It's like a late stage episode of the Simpsons where it's entertaining even with a lot of luls, helped by a load of celebrity cameos.
Jerry Seinfeld gives himself the lead role with mixed results. He is undoubtedly trying to match the tone of the film with his exaggerated performance but the timing is off and the delivery a little flat. The strongest roles are Bill Burr's surprisingly good JFK impression, Hugh Grant proving he really is up for anything and a few really talented child actors who outshine a lot of the bigger names.
Jerry Seinfeld's direction crafts a film that operates like an extended TV episode. It's nice that he got a pretty significant budget to make something so specific to him however, once this bottomless pit of Netflix money eventually runs out people are gonna look back on films like this and wonder why those blank checks weren't used for more daring stuff.
Jerry Seinfeld gives himself the lead role with mixed results. He is undoubtedly trying to match the tone of the film with his exaggerated performance but the timing is off and the delivery a little flat. The strongest roles are Bill Burr's surprisingly good JFK impression, Hugh Grant proving he really is up for anything and a few really talented child actors who outshine a lot of the bigger names.
Jerry Seinfeld's direction crafts a film that operates like an extended TV episode. It's nice that he got a pretty significant budget to make something so specific to him however, once this bottomless pit of Netflix money eventually runs out people are gonna look back on films like this and wonder why those blank checks weren't used for more daring stuff.