Waitress

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A cute little sleeper film. It grows on you each time you see it. Definitely see in when you\'re in the mood to make pies. It\'s a bout the choices we make in life -- some good, some bad -- and pursui... ng our dreams. The characters are flawed, but they are real. There are no clear villians or heros in this piece. Even the husband, as reprehensible as he is, has some redeeming qualities. You can see why she fell for him before the relationship went sour. He\'s a rather lost soul who wants love but is unable to share it. It lifts the spirts because even when she\'s in this horrible relationship, there is beauty in her soul, expressed by her ability to make pies. She still pursues her dreams, and even if she makes some bad choices along the way, in the end she makes the right one. Full Review

June 5, 2011

bebromana

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also im gonna miss adrienne shelly, i was looking forward to seeing another film of hers! r.i.p <3

March 1, 2010

Pinkpuppy95

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The characters really made the whole movie believable. Its sorry, that it can really be true to life, thats why some people may not like it. Life, just ain't perfect, and there is no sugar coating i... t. We just can't get it right and I give Shelly all the credit for tying to make a happy ending. Full Review

January 21, 2009

DeniGuti

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This movie is wonderful!!! I really enjoyed it. I think a lot of women can identify with the characters in this movie. I saw it on cable and I'll be buying it to add to my collection this weekend. Ha... ts off to mis Russell!! Your performance is wonderful girl!!! Full Review

July 23, 2008

Tindall Faith

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Romantic? Charming? This is one of the blackest, most shallow, and depressing movies of all time. Nothing uplifting. Not a character worth empathizing with; they are all villians. A bad, implausa... ble story told badly. Humorless. An episode of "Cheaters" filmed in pastel would be more entertaining. The requisite "coma" of soap operas and chick flicks. And not even a good pie recipe. Full Review

May 22, 2008

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Waitress deserves an essay, not just a review. There are perfect moments that stand out, and the reasons for their perfection are interesting.Full Review

Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

The writer-director Adrienne Shelly, who died in New York City late last year at the age of 40, took such perishable ingredients as wit, daring, poignancy, whimsy and romance, added passionate feelings plus the constant possibility of joy, decorated her one-of-a-kind production with pastel colors and created something close to perfection.Full Review

Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

A wee romantic charmer, a delectable Dixie screwball romp that never loses its spry sense of discovery.Full Review

Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Serves up an irresistible helping of delicious fun with writing that is tart and sharp and a story infused with sweetness.Full Review

Claudia Puig

USA Today

Part feminist fable, part romantic fairy tale, it is by turns tart and sweet, charming and tough, rather like its heroine and like Keri Russell, the plucky, pretty, nimble actress who plays her.Full Review

A.O. Scott

The New York Times

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