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Much like the films of Hal Hartley, Waitress is funny in a deadpan sort of way, but a sadness lurks below the surface. After making a splash in Hartley's The Unbelievable Truth and Trust, Adrienne Shelly turned to directing with Sudden Manhattan and I'll Take You There. Set in a small Southern town, her third picture revolves around waitress Jenna (Felicity's radiant Keri Russell), who works at Joe's Pie Diner (Joe is played by Andy Griffith). Jenna is the pastry genius who makes Joe's joint shine. Her co-workers include the forthright Becky (Cheryl Hines, Curb Your Enthusiasm) and insecure Dawn (Shelly). All three have man trouble, but Jenna has it the worst. Her husband, Earl (Jeremy Sisto, Six Feet Under), treats her like a piece of property. When she finds out she's pregnant, Jenna fears she'll be stuck with him forever. Then, she develops a crush on her married obstetrician, Dr. Pomatter (Nathan Fillion, Serenity). With the aid of her fanciful confections, like peachy keen tarts, their flirtation develops into a full-blown affair. It appears to be a no-win situation, but Shelly finds an empowering way to bring this bittersweet story to a close. If the candy-coloured conclusion plays more like fantasy than reality, it's a fantasy worth embracing. Sadly, Shelly was murdered before Waitress ever saw the light of day (leaving behind a husband and child of her own). Fortunately, her final film is far more life-affirming than morose, although it does end with the word "goodbye." --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Rom-com about a small-town waitress whose desperation to change her life and train-wreck marriage is brought to a head when she discovers she's pregnant. Working at a pie-shop in the Deep South, popular waitress Jenna (Keri Russell) longs for the day when she can say goodbye to her domineering husband (Jeremy Sisto). Relieving her stress by baking pies inspired by her predicament, Jenna feels her ship has already sailed, until the town's gorgeous new Doctor (Nathan Fillier) tells her she's pregnant. As her life begins to change in ways she could never imagine, Jenna embarks on an affair with her married Doctor, determined to grab one last chance at happiness.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By D. Jackson
Format:DVD
"What-a-great-momma-you're-gonna-be."
Everything about this is totally predictable and clichéd, but somehow, Waitress manages to manipulate you into thinking that 'clichedness' and 'predictableness' are good things, through the use of genuine... niceness! No wait... hear me out.
"Get lost you ol' bucket o' cheese!"
Everyone, even if the thought is right at the back of their mind, has this 'urge' to run away from their lives; to completely "start fresh"... But nobody ever does. Therefore, what Adrienne Shelly has created for us is a character who lives our dreams and feeds our fantasies.
"I don't care if you're pregnant! As long as you can fill pies and serve customers I don't care if you give birth while doin' it!"
Playing this character is Keri Russell on fine form, joined by names such as Nathan Fillon and Cheryl Hines along her road to happiness. As is highlighted in another review, what makes the cast seem so great is the screenplay... Waitress was also written by Adrienne Shelly, who in my opinion is utter genius.
"Oh my god! Dawn! Your skin actually looks like a normal person's!"
There are no visual gags in Waitress- as you're watching, you'll find yourself in hysterics, wonder how, then realize that it's all down to the terrifyingly witty screenplay. The dialogue in the scenes between the 3 waitresses can only be described as genius... I don't think I've ever laughed so much whilst watching a film!
"Don't start gettin' all nervous, an' sweet, an..." "And what?" "An nothin' just, finish your pie an' leave!... Read more ›
Everything about this is totally predictable and clichéd, but somehow, Waitress manages to manipulate you into thinking that 'clichedness' and 'predictableness' are good things, through the use of genuine... niceness! No wait... hear me out.
"Get lost you ol' bucket o' cheese!"
Everyone, even if the thought is right at the back of their mind, has this 'urge' to run away from their lives; to completely "start fresh"... But nobody ever does. Therefore, what Adrienne Shelly has created for us is a character who lives our dreams and feeds our fantasies.
"I don't care if you're pregnant! As long as you can fill pies and serve customers I don't care if you give birth while doin' it!"
Playing this character is Keri Russell on fine form, joined by names such as Nathan Fillon and Cheryl Hines along her road to happiness. As is highlighted in another review, what makes the cast seem so great is the screenplay... Waitress was also written by Adrienne Shelly, who in my opinion is utter genius.
"Oh my god! Dawn! Your skin actually looks like a normal person's!"
There are no visual gags in Waitress- as you're watching, you'll find yourself in hysterics, wonder how, then realize that it's all down to the terrifyingly witty screenplay. The dialogue in the scenes between the 3 waitresses can only be described as genius... I don't think I've ever laughed so much whilst watching a film!
"Don't start gettin' all nervous, an' sweet, an..." "And what?" "An nothin' just, finish your pie an' leave!... Read more ›
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I actually went to London to see this film in the cinema, as it wasn't coming to my local fleapit, and I wasn't disappointed. It is a sweet film, with sufficient dark moments (particularly around the husband) to offset any tenedency towards saccharin. Keri Russell is excellent in the title role, ably supported by Nathan Fillion (a favourite of mine and the reason I saw the film in the first place) as her married OBGYN with whom she starts an affair. Taking place over the months between finding out about the pregnancy and the birth, the end is bittersweet, although as an optimist I think she meets him down the road ... but you'll have to buy the DVD to see what I'm talking about! And do buy it ... like the pies, it satisfies!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By doomspell
Format:DVD
The first time I watched this with my boyfriend we were both in hysterics. It was more due to the idea of the repeated pie scenes than anything else and I dismissed the film as a waste of a fiver.
A couple of months later I picked it up again and watched it alone. This time I still laughed but it was due to the witty screenplay. This time though it also touched me how sad and tragic this story is. Yes, it is a romantic comedy but the torturous situation that Jenna (Keri Russell) finds herself in does strike a certain chord.
Her extreme apathy for the baby she is having is hysterical and throughout you find yourself laughing and crying at the same time. It's definitley a film that needs to be seen in different lights before you judge it.
And the pies weren't all that bad after all.
A couple of months later I picked it up again and watched it alone. This time I still laughed but it was due to the witty screenplay. This time though it also touched me how sad and tragic this story is. Yes, it is a romantic comedy but the torturous situation that Jenna (Keri Russell) finds herself in does strike a certain chord.
Her extreme apathy for the baby she is having is hysterical and throughout you find yourself laughing and crying at the same time. It's definitley a film that needs to be seen in different lights before you judge it.
And the pies weren't all that bad after all.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Dee Tee
Format:DVD
If you like quirky, imaginative movies with a charming but not rose coloured view, 'Waitress' is for you. All the shades of life are present. It's funny but sad, romantic but realistic, colourful with occasional grey - it's got the lot.
The central character played by Keri Russell is a highly skilled pie maker who dreams of escaping her controlling and sometimes violent husband by entering the national pie contest. The prize is enough money to escape but just as she's testing out recipes she discovers she is pregnant. This leads to a Doctor's appointment where she and the new Doc in town discover they cant keep their hands off one another! Her job at a diner brings 2 hilarious co-waitresses into proceedings and they all play beautifully off one another. You'll be rooting for a happy ending and it's kind of there but not as you might expect.
Adrienne Shelly who plays one of the waitresses also directed this film and sadly never lived to see its acclaim when premiered at film festivals. This adds extra poignancy to some of the scenes in a film I cant recommend highly enough.
The central character played by Keri Russell is a highly skilled pie maker who dreams of escaping her controlling and sometimes violent husband by entering the national pie contest. The prize is enough money to escape but just as she's testing out recipes she discovers she is pregnant. This leads to a Doctor's appointment where she and the new Doc in town discover they cant keep their hands off one another! Her job at a diner brings 2 hilarious co-waitresses into proceedings and they all play beautifully off one another. You'll be rooting for a happy ending and it's kind of there but not as you might expect.
Adrienne Shelly who plays one of the waitresses also directed this film and sadly never lived to see its acclaim when premiered at film festivals. This adds extra poignancy to some of the scenes in a film I cant recommend highly enough.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Normally i would rather French kiss Pete Doherty than watch anything that comes under the heading romantic comedy. Yet Waitress somehow seduced me into wanting to watch it and i,m very glad it did as this is a modest but sparkling film with impressive naturalistic performances and a vivacious empathetic script.
Writer Adrienne Shelly also plays the part of dowdy waitress Dawn who works in Joes,s Diner along with vivacious Becky (Cheryl Hines) and ace pie baker Jenna ( Keri Russell) who can think up the perfect pie for any occasion. The " I don,t want Earls baby pie" in this case as she has just found she is expecting her first child to her controlling bully of a husband Earl ( Jeremy Sisto). Not too surprisingly she views the impending sprog as a further chain around her neck. Release arrives in the form of new doctor in town,Dr Jim Pommater( Nathan Fillion) who she begins an awkward but none the less passionate affair with . The owner of the diner , not too surprisingly called Joe( Andy Griffith) , is a gruff finicky old grouch but has a bond with him and he tells her "i,t,s never too late" and that's the advice that forms the central precept of this film to fuzzy edged golden glowing effect.
While i would,nt go along with the opinion that this movie is hilarious - to me i,its more wryly amusing than anything - i do,nt think this prevents Waitress being a consistently enjoyable experience. The performances are uniformly terrific.Keri Russell is outstanding in the lead, fresh and pretty ( even when huffing and puffing sweatily in labour ) she radiates an innocent sex appeal . Less innocent but no less sexy is Cheryl Hines who gets most of the best comic lines. And if the ending is overly confected feel good blamange then so what? It,s that type of film.... Read more ›
Writer Adrienne Shelly also plays the part of dowdy waitress Dawn who works in Joes,s Diner along with vivacious Becky (Cheryl Hines) and ace pie baker Jenna ( Keri Russell) who can think up the perfect pie for any occasion. The " I don,t want Earls baby pie" in this case as she has just found she is expecting her first child to her controlling bully of a husband Earl ( Jeremy Sisto). Not too surprisingly she views the impending sprog as a further chain around her neck. Release arrives in the form of new doctor in town,Dr Jim Pommater( Nathan Fillion) who she begins an awkward but none the less passionate affair with . The owner of the diner , not too surprisingly called Joe( Andy Griffith) , is a gruff finicky old grouch but has a bond with him and he tells her "i,t,s never too late" and that's the advice that forms the central precept of this film to fuzzy edged golden glowing effect.
While i would,nt go along with the opinion that this movie is hilarious - to me i,its more wryly amusing than anything - i do,nt think this prevents Waitress being a consistently enjoyable experience. The performances are uniformly terrific.Keri Russell is outstanding in the lead, fresh and pretty ( even when huffing and puffing sweatily in labour ) she radiates an innocent sex appeal . Less innocent but no less sexy is Cheryl Hines who gets most of the best comic lines. And if the ending is overly confected feel good blamange then so what? It,s that type of film.... Read more ›
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I have loved this film since the first time I saw it. The price I payed was very good considoring how much I've seen it cost on other sites.
Published 14 days ago by Charlotte Mahon
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I love this film, there's not much more to say about it! I would definitely recommend watching it, its great :)
Published 7 months ago by Joanna Booth
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Deserves to be more widely known and seen
Waitress is a lovely indie film about long suffering Jenna, who works at Joe's Pie Diner and discovers she is pregnant by her creepy, abusive husband and is looking for a way out. Read more
Published 13 months ago by R. A. Davison
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Worth the wait.
I'd read about this film about a year before I was able to watch it, and so having expected a funny, original rom-com, I wasn't disapointed. Read more
Published 16 months ago by France fan
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A lovely film - a little gem
I bought this just for Nathan Fillion but was amazed by the entire film. Funny, sad, romantic and you can watch it over and over again.
A lovely film
A lovely film
Published 19 months ago by Amy Ratcliffe
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Makes you want to bake some pies!
Really good movie - while not a "chick Flick" like friends with benefits, its definitely a movie for women. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Izzy
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entertaining, amusing and meaningful - one for the girls, though!
Don't try and watch this with a man on the sofa, I doubt if they would enjoy it, and they would probably just annoy you by sighing and scratching during the romantic bits. Read more
Published 22 months ago by L. Bretherton
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Love this Movie
This is a great movie - quirky and just an easy relaxing movie to watch. A quaint story and nicely filmed. Very YUMMY Pies!. Read more
Published 22 months ago by R. Upton
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Brilliant
I love this movie. After seeing it on TV, I had to buy the DVD to watch again and again. I can't recommend it enough - try it out the price is low and it'll give you the... Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2011 by reviewer1984
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In my top 5!
I love this film it makes me so happy...i especially love the pies at the beginning lol and the lead characters triumph over her D-word of a husband (who basically rapes... Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2011 by O. Nightingale
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