Melissa McCarthy’s New Film Is Like ‘Bake Off’ If Everyone On ‘Bake Off’ Was Terrible
Best in Show meets The Great British Bake Off.
What if Best in Show, but for bakers? That seems to be the basic premise of Cook Off!, a long-delayed mockumentary starring Melissa McCarthy that is finally set to see the light of day.
When I say it’s long-delayed, I’m not kidding around: the cooking contest spoof, about a group of amateur bakers fighting it out for a million-dollar prize, had its world premiere at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Colorado back in 2007.
The fact that it’s taken a decade for the film to get a release doesn’t exactly bode well for its quality, although apparently it’s since been re-edited, so who knows.
Either way, it’s certainly a trip to see a pre-Bridesmaids McCarthy doing her thing. She’s playing an aspiring baker called Amber Strang who attempts to impress the judges with a dish made with sweet potato, marshmallow and chocolate. I for one am very much on board.
Cook Off! hits cinemas in the US on November 17.