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Waitress (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 155 Fresh: 137  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.
 

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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... 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 unexpected love story. This vibrantly different romantic comedy is the final film from writer-director Adrienne Shelly. Starring in the title role, Keri Russell (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 3, THE UPSIDE OF ANGER) leads a dynamic cast as a diner waitress stuck in a lousy marriage whose only solace is baking out-of-this-world pies. When the awkwardly charming new OB-GYN, Dr. Pomatter (Nathan Fillion, SERINITY), comes to town, she's inspired to mix-master her life into something far more satisfying. WAITRESS will surely do for pie making what SIDEWAYS did for Pinot Noir. As a favorite waitress at Joe's Diner, Jenna (Russell) is also a "pie genius," naming her tantalizing confections after the tumultuous events and emotions of her daily life. She's hoping that one of her pastries, like her "Kick In The Pants" Pie, might even change her life – if she can just win that $25,000 pie contest. But when Jenna discovers that she's pregnant, she immediately bakes an "I Don't Want Earl's Baby" Pie – a quiche of egg and cheese with a smoked ham center. After all, her husband Earl (Jeremy Sisto, THIRTEEN, SIX FEET UNDER) is a jealous jerk that is essentially a child himself and the last thing they need to do is start a family together. But the pregnancy eventually changes the course of events in her life, giving her an unexpected and newfound confidence via letters to her unborn baby. WAITRESS also stars Emmy® nominee Cheryl Hines ("Curb Your Enthusiasm," RV) and Adrienne Shelly (THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH, TRUST) as Jenna's quick-tongued fellow waitresses along with classic television star Andy Griffith ("The Andy Griffith Show," "Matlock") as the curmudgeonly Old Joe of Joe's Diner. Fox Searchlight presents a Night and Day production of WAITRESS, written and directed by Adrienne Shelly. The producer is Michael Roiff and the executive producers are Todd King, Jeff Rose, Danielle Renfrew and Robert Bauer. The behind-the-scenes talent includes director of photography Matthew Irving (WAITING, DALTRY CALHOUN, NORTHFORK), production designer Ramsay Avery (TEAM AMERICA), editor Annette Davey (SORRY, HATERS) and composer Andrew Hollander (GRAY MATTERS). --© Fox Searchlight Pictures [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

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 27, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish, French - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentaries - Michael Roiff - Producer; Keri Russell - Star
  • Behind the Scenes - 1. "This Is How We Made WAITRESS Pie"
  • 2. "Fox Movie Channel Presents: In Character with Keri Russell"
  • 3. "Fox Movie Channel Presents: In Character with Cheryl Hines"
  • 4. "Fox Movie Channel Presents: In Character with Nathan Fillion"
  • Documentaries - "Written and Directed by Adrienne Shelly: A Memorial"
  • Featurettes - 1. "Hi! I'm Keri. I'll Be Your Waitress"
  • 2. "The Pies Have It!"
  • 3. "A Message from Keri Russell about the Adrienne Shelly Foundation"

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8/10

Adrienne Shelly's last piece has all the right ingredients.

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08/28/08
Heather Huntington
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2/5

full of whiney characters that eventually make the right decisions only after an unprecedented amount of hand-wringing

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08/17/08
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
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4/5

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
Robert Davis
Paste Magazine
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8/10

Waitress is a beautiful and poignant swan song for what should have been the vanguard of a blossoming career.

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02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
Colorado Springs Gazette
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3.5/4

Keri Russell sparkles in this story about a piemaker who longs for something more filling.

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02/02/08
Wesley Lovell
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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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2/10

Completely inauthentic in every detail--the cinematic equivalent of an apple pie from Perkins.

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12/11/07
Stephen Himes
Film Snobs
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3/4

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

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12/06/07
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye
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3/4

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'.

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12/06/07
Jordan Hiller
Bangitout.com
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3.5/4

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.

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12/01/07
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs
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4/5

Nothing can distract from the inherent joy of experiencing this undeniably tasty creation.

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11/29/07
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com
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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.

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11/28/07
Mark Bourne
Film.com
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7/10

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.

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11/25/07
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies
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3.5/4

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.

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11/23/07
Kam Williams
Sly Fox
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A rare girl homage to sassy, savory and self-effacing Southern women.

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11/21/07
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze
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A tender memoir in spite of the caveats that nearly drag this down into made for television hokum...

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11/12/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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10/26/07
Sydney Morning Herald
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Impossible relationships are the focus of Waitress, a wonderfully quirky film about pies, lies and happiness

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10/21/07
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile
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8/10

It is the work of a brilliant humanist.

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09/14/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
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B+

The conclusion is satisfying and even a little surprising, as Russell proves a delightful leading lady, and Andy Griffith almost steals the show.

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08/22/07
Jeffrey Overstreet
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