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Waiting (2005)

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Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 89
Fresh: 27 | Rotten: 62

Waiting... is a gross-out comedy that is more gross than comic.

Average Rating: 4/10
Critic Reviews: 26
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 19

Waiting... is a gross-out comedy that is more gross than comic.

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Movie Info

A waiter for four years since high school, Dean has never questioned his job at Shenanigan's. But when he learns that Chett, a high school classmate, now has a lucrative career in electrical engineering, he's thrown into turmoil about his dead-end life. Dean's friend Monty is in exactly the same boat, but he couldn't care less. More concerned with partying and getting laid, Monty is put in charge of training Mitch, a shy new employee. Over the course of one chaotic shift, Mitch gets to know the

R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Rob McKittrick

Written By: Rob McKittrick

In Theaters: Oct 7, 2005 Wide

On DVD: Feb 7, 2006

Box Office:$16.1M

Lions Gate

The funniest scene is also the saddest: The kitchen crew, having cleaned up, watching the clock like New Year's, goes nuts when a couple is seated a minute before closing. This is pain.

October 12, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Darren Reidy

Village Voice

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You can do gross-out stuff and be funny, but it has to have some decent dialogue and characters.

October 11, 2005 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

As in waiting for it to be over.

October 7, 2005 Full Review Source: USA Today

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Top Critic

A puerile excuse for humour, perfectly described by one of the characters, in a rare moment of insight, as 'an exercise in retarded homophobic futility.'

October 7, 2005 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

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This movie's two goals are to be over-the-top funny and remind audience members what it feels like to be in your early 20s without a plan, and it's a complete success in both areas.

October 7, 2005 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Peter Hartlaub

San Francisco Chronicle

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Waiting makes us wait too long between laughs. But its sly awareness of the people and the work might transport you back to that Pizza Hut, Olive Garden or T.G.I. Friday's in your own "Order up!" past.

October 7, 2005 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel

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Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

Top Critic

...a spare premise that's utilized to surprisingly positive effect...

March 19, 2011 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

An undercooked, overdone raunchy comedy.

December 18, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Heather Boerner

Common Sense Media

Luis Guzman is especially funny as a sex-crazed head cook obsessed with a staff game that becomes a centerpiece of the film's humor.

April 19, 2009 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Some jokes hit their mark, but mostly in "Waiting%u2026," what you're really waiting for is inspiration.

July 26, 2007 Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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Christopher Smith

Bangor Daily News (Maine)

For what's essentially a raucous, gross-out comedy, this is a surprisingly tame film.

June 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

You'd have more fun actually working in a restaurant. Probably.

June 3, 2006 Full Review Source: ViewLondon

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

Despite its flaws, it really is a funny, witty, and suprisingly charming slob comedy

March 27, 2006 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

McKittrick neglects to realize that his target audience (males, ages 18-25) presumably aren't interested in seeing or hearing about the male genitalia at any time...

February 7, 2006 Full Review Source: FilmStew.com

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Kevin Biggers

FilmStew.com Source: FilmStew.com

Funny flick plus fantastic extras equals a highly recommended DVD release.

February 1, 2006 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

We have to watch [the cast] struggle and squirm just to make each scene not as horrible as the last.

January 30, 2006 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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David Cornelius

eFilmCritic.com

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A funny comedy and Ryan Reynolds continues to impress me in parts here and there. Luis Guzman as Raddimus is great!!

May 7, 2007

John Manard

Super Reviewer

"Waiting" has got to be one of the lamest excuses for a film in the history of comedy. The entire movie takes place in a restaurant called Shenanigans, and while Dean (Justin Long) is likeable as the lead star and his story, interesting, the film has no real plot. The script is a bunch of random conversations about

October 3, 2010

KJ Proulx

Super Reviewer

Waiting Quotes

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1. Raddimus: And that's the Abraham Lincoln, but remember, you gotta shave it so it looks like his beard, otherwise, it don't count.
– Submitted by Francis L (3 months ago)
1. Calvin: Take a look at the bat wing, Bitch.
2. Raddimus: Oh, it's so veiny.
– Submitted by Francis L (3 months ago)
1. Monty: You know, we should probably feel guilty, but she broke the cardinal rule. Don't fuck with people that handle your food.
– Submitted by Francis L (3 months ago)
1. Dan: We need to seize the day. Be enthusiastic.
2. Floyd: [enthusiastically] Yeah! Carpe deez nuts! God I can't wait to quit this job!
– Submitted by Francis L (3 months ago)
1. Bishop: So, when things in your life become stagnant - you know, you're no longer happy with what you're doing - then you figure out what's important to you. Then create your own penis-showing game.
– Submitted by Francis L (3 months ago)

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