Unfrosted

 

    Expanding on his comedy routine about Pop-Tarts, Jerry Seinfeld has co-written, directed and also stars in this full length feature about the unique breakfast pastry. It is quite possibly the silliest movie ever made.

    The snappy one-liners and visuals gags pop continuously and while most crackle, some fall as flat as the pop-tart itself. Mr. Seinfeld imagines a world where Kellogg's cereals completes with Post cereals for the creation of a new breakfast sensation. It's probably not far from the truth but, no doubt, was a lot more serious in the real world.

    Mr. Seinfeld stars as the head of marketing for Kellogg. Jim Gaffigan is Edsel Kellogg III, the owner of the company completing with Post's owner Marjorie Post, played by Amy Schumer. Melissa McCarthy is Donna Stankowski, a NASA scientist who joins the Kellogg team.

    The film co-stars a who's who of comedians, friends of Mr. Seinfeld's (including his wife) and serious actors taking themselves not very seriously. The list includes Max Greenfield, Hugh Grant, Peter Dinklage, Christian Slater, Bill Burr, Dany Levy, James Marsden, Jack McBrayer, Thomas Lennon, Bobby Moynihan, Adrian Martinez, Sarah Cooper, Mikey Day, Kyle Mooney, Drew Tarver, Tony Hale, Felix Solis, Dean Norris, Maria Bakalova, Kyle Dunnigan, Beck Bennett, Cedric The Entertainer, Freed Armisen, John Slattery, Jon Hamm and Sebastian Maniscalco. Many of the aforementioned co-stars are nothing more than cameos but many of them are pretty funny and Mr. Hamm and Mr. Slattery's scene steals the film.

      This lighthearted, ridiculous pastry war is best enjoyed with an actual pop-tart and a glass of milk. It's currently available only on Netflix.