Waitress (2007)
89 %
Reviews Counted: 153 Fresh: 136 Rotten:17 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.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Theatrical Release: May 2, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $18,699,775
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 chance. It's the story of a small town woman who transforms her hopeless life into a hilarious and... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Keri Russell, Jeremy Sisto, Cheryl Hines, Nathan Fillion, Andy Griffith
Director: Adrienne Shelly
Screenwriter: Adrienne Shelly
Producer: Michael Roiff
Composer: Andrew Hollander
Screenwriter: Adrienne Shelly
Producer: Michael Roiff
Composer: Andrew Hollander
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It's a love letter of the first degree, the kind that rises out of trepidation and confusion, almost by accident, with a sudden force of absolute clarity.
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06/09/08
Waitress is a beautiful and poignant swan song for what should have been the vanguard of a blossoming career.
02/28/08
Keri Russell sparkles in this story about a piemaker who longs for something more filling.
02/02/08
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01/15/08
Completely inauthentic in every detail--the cinematic equivalent of an apple pie from Perkins.
12/11/07
Despite Shelly's twist of disturbing fate, WAITRESS will be a memorialized nod of a little gem of a film that delivered a slice of pie to our hungry, entertaining expectations
12/06/07
I dare you to sit through Waitress and not fall for Russell.Her face is open like a baby's and sculpted like a goddess'.
12/06/07
It's a small movie set in a small town, and features actors who were most famous for parts on the small screen. And it also just happens to be one of the more entertaining movies of the year.
12/01/07
Nothing can distract from the inherent joy of experiencing this undeniably tasty creation.
11/29/07
Waitress is not a perfectly cut, factory-line Safeway-brand slice. It does, though, serve up a generous deep-dish portion, homemade and heartfelt, that leaves a sweet taste goes down.
11/28/07
Top Critic
Its almost-bedtime-story delivery heightens its design as a parable about finding focus and clarity after enduring much chaos and wading through the mud.
11/25/07
Adrienne Shelly's promising career was cut short when she was murdered in her Manhattan apartment by an illegal alien. At the time of her death, she was completing this engaging dramedy which she had written, directed and co-starred in as well.
11/23/07
A rare girl homage to sassy, savory and self-effacing Southern women.
11/21/07
A tender memoir in spite of the caveats that nearly drag this down into made for television hokum...
11/12/07
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10/26/07
Impossible relationships are the focus of Waitress, a wonderfully quirky film about pies, lies and happiness
10/21/07
The conclusion is satisfying and even a little surprising, as Russell proves a delightful leading lady, and Andy Griffith almost steals the show.
08/22/07
This is a good-natured, whimsical comedy, as American as mom's apple pie, though there are some cloves baked in to temper the sweetness.
08/18/07
no amount of quality service can cover up a slice of life that has been so overbaked.
08/10/07
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