A bright , easy to like technicolored comedy that details the simple truths of trying to find happiness when you live in nowheresville and everyone is in your shit.
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05/05/07
Waitress (2007)
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Reviews Counted:160
Fresh:142
Rotten:18
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: Sweet, smart, and quirky, Waitress hits the right, bittersweet notes through this romantic comedy through its witty script and a superb performance by Keri Russell.
Theatrical Release:10-08-2007
Synopsis: An audience hit at the Sundance Film Festival, WAITRESS serves up a sweet, sassy and delicious slice of life tale -- as it reveals the power of friendship, motherhood and the willingness to take a... [More]
Starring: Keri Russell, Jeremy Sisto, Cheryl Hines, Nathan Fillion
Director: Adrienne Shelly
Reviews for Waitress
As a fable of female empowerment, it seriously lacks flavor.
05/05/07
Top CriticThough contrived and artificial in ways that don't always work, the film is also heartfelt and made with genuine affection for its characters, qualities in too short a supply to dismiss.
05/05/07
The pregancy news depresses her, which is exactly the opposite response of women in most chick flicks.
05/04/07
A feminist fairy tale about a woman learning to develop her creative gifts while trapped in a stifling marriage, Waitress doesn't need to be subtle or original to hit home.
05/04/07
While Shelly's stylized vision and sentimental intentions don't always gel, they do result in a warm, often charming fantasy.
05/04/07
Waitress runs on a bit, but with its strong acting, poignant moments, and fair share of laughs, it has the potential to become a modest hit.
05/04/07
Waitress is finely tuned, assured, wonderfully silly, and every bit as lovely as Shelly was.
05/03/07
It is a bittersweet experience watching the uniquely adorable "Waitress" because indie actress Adrienne Shelly, murdered in New York City this past November, has come into her own as a filmmaker with this, her third film.
05/03/07
Washed in a honeyed 1950s glow, Waitress has a mildly puckish way with outlandish baked goods and pert dialogue.
05/03/07
The film is laced with lovely moments, from the leads and from Shelly as a waitress friend.
05/03/07
Waitress is a wee romantic charmer, a delectable Dixie screwball romp that never loses its spry sense of discovery.
05/03/07
Russell delicately maintains Waitress' mixture of aching drama and bubbly comedy.
05/02/07
Shelly left her daughter -- and her audience -- a wonderful gift, this movie about the transforming effects of motherhood.
05/02/07
Though some aspects feel like a sitcom, Waitress doesn't adhere to formula or resort to clichés. It's a rare chick flick that draws us in with its wit, warmth and quirkily appealing characters.
05/02/07
Waitress would stand on its own as a remarkable achievement if you knew absolutely nothing about the woman who made it.
05/02/07
In the end, Shelly's script for Waitress has a pleasingly tart undertone that balances out what could have been an overly sugary confection. And she directs with a skill that makes me wish we could look forward to many more films from her.
05/02/07
There no way around it: Russell's performance is spunky and just about irresistible, no matter how much you hate spunk. It's hard to imagine Waitress working without her.
05/02/07
Sometimes one really fine performance can save a whole movie, and that's the case with Waitress.
05/02/07
Waitress is a pleasant dramatic comedy that overcomes its tonal inconsistencies by presenting an engaging lead character with whom its virtually impossible not to empathize.
05/02/07
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