Allergic as I am to quirkiness, I was won over
CommentAug 27, 2009
Waitress (2007)
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Reviews Counted:162
Fresh:144
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: May 2, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $18.7M
Synopsis: WAITRESS is the story of one woman trapped in a life from which she dreams of escape. Jenna's (Russell) secret ambition is to save enough money from... [More]
Starring: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Shelly
Director: Adrienne Shelly
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REVIEWS FOR WAITRESS
... Fillion offers up an endlessly charismatic performance...
Aug 14, 2009
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Oct 18, 2008
Top CriticAdrienne Shelly's last piece has all the right ingredients.
Aug 28, 2008
full of whiney characters that eventually make the right decisions only after an unprecedented amount of hand-wringing
Aug 17, 2008
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.
Jun 9, 2008
Waitress is a beautiful and poignant swan song for what should have been the vanguard of a blossoming career.
Feb 28, 2008
Keri Russell sparkles in this story about a piemaker who longs for something more filling.
Feb 2, 2008
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Jan 15, 2008
Completely inauthentic in every detail--the cinematic equivalent of an apple pie from Perkins.
Dec 11, 2007
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
Dec 6, 2007
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'.
Dec 6, 2007
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.
Dec 1, 2007
Nothing can distract from the inherent joy of experiencing this undeniably tasty creation.
Nov 29, 2007
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.
Nov 28, 2007
Top CriticIts almost-bedtime-story delivery heightens its design as a parable about finding focus and clarity after enduring much chaos and wading through the mud.
Nov 25, 2007
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.
Nov 23, 2007
A rare girl homage to sassy, savory and self-effacing Southern women.
Nov 21, 2007
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Nov 17, 2007
A tender memoir in spite of the caveats that nearly drag this down into made for television hokum...
Nov 12, 2007
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