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Movie critics combined give Waitress (2007) a score of 3.0486 out of 4
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Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)
Waitress is a real actor’s movie, with each part written with great elan to have its own psychology and even its own dialect. ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Preview Family Movie ReviewPreview Family Movie Review
A waitress has a dream of a better life. But doggone it, life keeps getting in the way. ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Preview Family Movie Review
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter
It's not because it doesn't deliver -- it's a terrific Southern comedy that goes down as smoothly as a mint julep on a sultry afternoon. Rather, it's that its director, screenwriter and co-star Adrienne Shelly, who was killed in her New York condo in ...read the complete Waitress movie review at The Hollywood Reporter
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
Many people will say that Waitress, her final film, is only getting positive press because of the controversy surrounding it. And while it’s true that fewer people would know of its existence otherwise, it doesn’t change the fact that this is a ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Cinema Blend
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinematical (James Rocchi)Cinematical (James Rocchi)
There's a shadow over Waitress -- the November 2006 murder of writer-director Adrienne Shelly, which came after production and the film was submitted to Sundance, but before Shelly could be informed of the film's acceptance at the Festival. And that's a ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Cinematical (James Rocchi)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Adrienne Shelly's "Waitress" has so much more going for it than what the surface suggests. Past the white picket fences and beneath the gee-willickers exterior lies a romantic comedy that leads with a passion and honesty few in the genre even bother to ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Brian DePasquale)The Cinema Source (Brian DePasquale)
Jenna only likes to do one thing in the world and that is to make pies. It is her only happiness in an unhappy life. At home, she is pregnant with her husband Earl’s child but she does not love him or the unborn baby that they conceived during ...read the complete Waitress movie review at The Cinema Source (Brian DePasquale)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Time Out New YorkTime Out New York
Whether you end up loving or loathing the late Adrienne Shelly’s lukewarm romantic dramedy about a down-and-out pregnant diner worker (Russell), one thing is uncontestable: This movie is a dieter’s nightmare. Like every fable in which food acts as a ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Time Out New York
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
There was significant buzz around "Waitress" when it played at Sundance in January. Its writer and director, Adrienne Shelly, had been murdered two months earlier, and some of us wondered if the film was being picked up for distribution simply because it ...read the complete Waitress movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for U.S. Conference of Catholic BishopsU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
A young woman (Keri Russell) with a talent for baking delicious pies finds the strength to deal with her unhappy marriage in this sweet-and-savory independent comedy. Writer, director and co-star Adrienne Shelly -- who died under tragic circumstances ...read the complete Waitress movie review at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Eugene Novikov)eFilmCritic.com (Eugene Novikov)
The title character in Adrienne Shelly’s WAITRESS is a marvel. Kind, talented, and cute as a button, Jenna (Keri Russell) is such a catch that her profoundly unhappy existence is difficult to believe. Surely, we think, someone like her need not slave ...read the complete Waitress movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Eugene Novikov)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Francine Brokaw)MovieWeb (Francine Brokaw)
Kerri Russell stars as Jenna, a young wife of an abusive and controlling husband (Jeremy Sisto). Jenna is the "queen of kindness and goodness," as one of her friends tells her. When she discovers she is pregnant by her despicable and domineering husband ...read the complete Waitress movie review at MovieWeb (Francine Brokaw)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
A young woman (Keri Russell) desperate to get away from her controlling and abusive husband dreams of entering and winning a $25,000 pie contest and opening her own restaurant. However, when she realizes that she is pregnant, she tries to figure out what ...read the complete Waitress movie review at kids-in-mind
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
When you walk into a small-town diner and your stomach wants to expand to abosrb every individual taste conceivable in the lineup of pies on display, chances are they were made by someone like Jenna (Keri Russell). Pies are her speciality, passed down ...read the complete Waitress movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)
Every day of her working life at a diner in a small Southern town, Jenna, the lovelorn heroine of "Waitress," bakes a new pie of her own invention. Jenna's creations are her gift to the world. When she isn't baking pies that look and taste sublime, she's ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
It's the kind of sly, witty independent gem that rolls through every few years, lighting up crowds and forcing men to admit they were wrong when they thought they were being dragged to another chick flick. ...read the complete Waitress movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (David Conti)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (David Conti)
To borrow a cliche, finding enjoyment in the delectable "Waitress" is as easy as pie. Teetering between a comedy and a drama, writer-director Adrienne Shelly's final film, centered on the characters in and around a rural pie diner, is all-the-way ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (David Conti)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
I'm sure that part of my emotional response to Waitress comes from the tragic news surrounding its release. Long story short: Actress / writer / director Adrienne Shelly was murdered less than six months ago, which makes the arrival of her final (and ...read the complete Waitress movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
When you walk into a small-town diner and your stomach wants to expand to abosrb every individual taste conceivable in the lineup of pies on display, chances are they were made by someone like Jenna (Keri Russell). Pies are her speciality, passed down ...read the complete Waitress movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FirstShowing.net (Jaq Greenspon)FirstShowing.net (Jaq Greenspon)
Sometimes, as a critic, there are films you don't want to review. Not because they are bad, but because they are good. Waitress is one of those films. I so thoroughly enjoyed myself at this film, I don't want to have to put on my critic cap and point out ...read the complete Waitress movie review at FirstShowing.net (Jaq Greenspon)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
At one point or another in our lives, we get stuck. No matter what we do, we can't seem to push or pull ourselves ahead. Our wheels spin and spin while we fret and grow ever more anxious. It is so hard to change. Think about all the effort and ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the MoviesChristian Spotlight on the Movies
When watching films, I try very hard to see them as art. I try to be open-minded enough to see that, even if the content is offensive, the artists creating it could have had deeper reasons—deeper meaning. Anyone who has really seen a trailer for ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Journal International (Michael Rechtshaffen)Film Journal International (Michael Rechtshaffen)
Waitress is a frustrating film. It's not because it doesn't deliver--it's a terrific Southern comedy that goes down as smoothly as a mint julep on a sultry afternoon. Rather, it's that its director, screenwriter and co-star Adrienne Shelly, who was ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Film Journal International (Michael Rechtshaffen)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Katharine Leis)eFilmCritic.com (Katharine Leis)
Waitress begins by throwing the audience directly into the plight of Jenna (Keri Russell), a beautiful, late-twenties waitress whose tragic sigh of an expression permeates the majority of the film. Jenna is married to Earl (Jeremy Sisto), the ...read the complete Waitress movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Katharine Leis)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
I'm sure that part of my emotional response to Waitress comes from the tragic news surrounding its release. Long story short: Actress / writer / director Adrienne Shelly was murdered less than six months ago, which makes the arrival of her final (and ...read the complete Waitress movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)
Adrienne Shelly’s “Waitress” has so much more going for it than what the surface suggests. Past the white picket fences and beneath the gee-willickers exterior lies a romantic comedy that leads with a passion and honesty few in the genre even ...read the complete Waitress movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
It's hard to look at Waitress, the final film of actress-turned-writer/director Adrienne Shelly, straight on. It aims, and sometimes strains, to be a brightly colored, life-affirming comedy, the kind in which friendship and determination can overcome ...read the complete Waitress movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for filmdeculte.com (Marlène Weil-Masson)filmdeculte.com (Marlène Weil-Masson)
Assassinée en novembre dernier dans son appartement de Greenwich Village, Adrienne Shelly n'a jamais su que son film avait été choisi par les programmateurs du Festival de Sundance, et n'a ainsi pu voir l'accueil chaleureux réservé par le public. A ...read the complete Waitress movie review at filmdeculte.com (Marlène Weil-Masson)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
If education is a race between education and catastrophe as someone once said, then one battle that was clearly lost affected Adrienne Shelly. The gifted writer, director and actress was brutally murdered last year in her Manhattan apartment by an ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic ReviewseFilmCritic Reviews
Waitress is filled with the sorts of quirks and gimmicks that seem insufferably precious on paper, but that work precisely because the film returns time and again to this small but vital kernel of truth. We look at Jenna, her awful, self-absorbed, ...read the complete Waitress movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Christian Science MonitorChristian Science Monitor
After losing his job, Terry Allen (Peter Krause) has plenty of time to watch TV, where a constant stream of reportage prods him to spy on an Arab neighbor and to share his suspicions with an FBI agent. When the government's response is less than ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Christian Science Monitor
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Just Press PlayJust Press Play
It's odd, but Keri Russell was on television for about 4 years and I never watched her show. Not once. Felicity and I ne'er crossed paths. I didn't think twice about watching that show. I merely figured there were other more talented shows being ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Just Press Play
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Variety (Dennis Harvey)Variety (Dennis Harvey)
Jenna (Keri Russell) is a "pie genius," having inherited her late mother's gift for thinking up scrumptiously imaginative baked goods. (The desserts provide a mouth-watering visual motif thanks to Matthew Irving's heightened-color lensing.) Each day, her ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Variety (Dennis Harvey)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Waitress (* * *1/2 out of four) serves up an irresistible helping of delicious fun with writing that is tart and sharp and a story infused with sweetness. Keri Russell is pitch-perfect as Jenna, a small-town gal with an engaging mix of cynicism and ...read the complete Waitress movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for
Anybody who read my recent review of Fabián Bielinsky’s stultifying The Aura in these pages knows that I don’t award bonus points to the recently deceased. So it was with some trepidation that I headed to a press screening of Waitress, the movie Adri ...read the complete Waitress movie review at
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia City PaperPhiladelphia City Paper
A sunny comedy with a tragic backstory, Adrienne Shelly's final film is an untrammeled delight, with sunny good humor and perfectly pitched performances. Positing an adulterous romance between Keri Russell's glum-pie waitress and Nathan Fillion's ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Philadelphia City Paper
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
There's a sharp edge that makes this film much more than a female-empowerment comedy. The late writer-direct-actor Shelly astutely examines mother-daughter issues, keeping us laughing before delivering her emotional gut-punch of a finale. Jenna ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for
Cute and quirky, WAITRESS is a delicious little movie that will have you savoring every tasty morsel. Its on-going joke, which miraculously never gets stale, concerns the intertwining of the title character's pie creating skills with her thought ...read the complete Waitress movie review at
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
Keri Russell had a certain low-key, empathetic quality as the sensitive coed on the WB series Felicity, but nothing about that whispery, earnest role indicated she could carry a movie herself, especially as a different character altogether. In Waitress ...read the complete Waitress movie review at filmcritic.com (Jesse Hassenger)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
The quirkily beautiful actress Adrienne Shelly, with her oversized eyes and lips, made a striking debut in Hal Hartley's early films The Unbelievable Truth (1990) and Trust (1991) and quickly established herself as someone too intelligent and singular to ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.comHollywood.com
For waitress Jenna (Keri Russell), life is pie—but that’s strictly in culinary terms, not metaphorical. In fact, life is anything but easy or exciting for her: She spends every day working for a boss (Lew Temple) she hates before going home to a ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Hollywood.com
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for
Cute and quirky, WAITRESS is a delicious little movie that will have you savoring every tasty morsel. Its on-going joke, which miraculously never gets stale, concerns the intertwining of the title character's pie creating skills with her thought ...read the complete Waitress movie review at
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott)The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Stuck in a marriage to a man she loathes, inconveniently pregnant with his child, oppressed by long hours waiting tables for a grouchy boss, Jenna finds relief baking pies. As lovingly filmed as they are made, these creations serve as both therapy and ...read the complete Waitress movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
I first saw Adrienne Shelly in 1989, starring in Hal Hartley’s micro-indie The Unbelievable Truth at Houston’s Landmark River Oaks Theatre. Shelly was a rarity among women in that age: She was blond, she was beautiful, yet she seemed truly weird, ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marrit Ingman)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis-St. Paul Star TribuneMinneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Keri Russell is delectable as the star of "Waitress," a blissfully daft ensemble comedy. She plays Jenna, a restaurant worker in the movie version of the Deep South -- where all the women are sassy, all the small-town characters are quirky and all the ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
The title character in Adrienne Shelly’s Waitress is a marvel. Kind, talented, and cute as a button, Jenna (Keri Russell) is such a catch that her profoundly unhappy existence is difficult to believe. Surely, we think, someone like her need not slave ...read the complete Waitress movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Waitress (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for hoopla.nuhoopla.nu
In Waitress writer/director Adrienne Shelly crafts a whimsical tale around a character filled with such sorrow it is hard to imagine she sees any light amidst the darkness of her life. That we are lucky enough to spend some time with her is thanks to ...read the complete Waitress movie review at hoopla.nu
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Waitress (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Waitress (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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