My dear reader(s), this weekend I caught up with Jerry Seinfeld's directoral debut, Unfrosted.
Spoiler level here will be mild, nothing plot-specific.
In the 1960s, two warring cereal giants race to create a new kind of breakfast pastry.
First, let's be clear: Unfrosted is the Rocketman of breakfast stories, that is, a fantasy loosely based on some things that probably happened not at all the way they're depicted here. Imagination: Yay! Realism: Nay.
Jerry Seinfeld's humor isn't for everyone, but if you're a fan, or not actively anti-Seinfeld, you're likely to enjoy Unfrosted, particularly if you're of a certain age. The movie features familiar faces - indeed, to the smallest role, there's hardly anyone unrecognizable - and nostalgia reigns supreme. Unfrosted is short, moves quickly, and is full of easy humor, absolutely nothing challenging or uncomfortable. It's not the kind of thing that would ever be a critical darling, even when Seinfeld was better regarded, and it never would have been a must-see big-screen release, but I found it enjoyable enough. Also, a random fact: Until I saw this movie, I had NO idea that Thurl Ravenscroft ("You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch") was Tony the Tiger, so I guess it's educational too.
Unfrosted clocks in at a quick 97 minutes amd is rated PG13 for "some suggestive references and language."
Unfrosted takes some well-known faces on a humorous, nostalgic spin through breakfast history. Of a possible nine Weasleys, Unfrosted gets five.
Unfrosted is now streaming on Netflix.
Until next time...
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