Keri Russell, Cheryl Hines and Lew Temple in Fox Searchlight Pictures'

Waitress

Starring: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Shelly, Eddie Jemison

Directed by: Adrienne Shelly

RS: 3of 4 Stars Average User Rating: 3.5of 4 Stars

2007 Fox Searchlight Pictures All Movies

This sweetheart of a comedy boasts a hilarious and heartfelt performance by Keri Russell as Jenna, a small-town waitress who gets pregnant by her abusive husband, Earl (Jeremy Sisto), and expresses her feelings through pastry, like her Pregnant-Miserable-Self-Pitying-Loser pie. Can Jenna ditch Earl and find love with her OB-GYN (Nathan Fillion)? Her two waitress pals, Becky (Cheryl Hines) and Dawn (Adrienne Shelly), think she can. In her third film as director and writer, Shelly scores a personal triumph. It's impossible to ignore the tragic fact that last November, at age forty, Shelly was murdered. It is some solace, though, to know that Waitress is her buoyant legacy.

PETER TRAVERS

(Posted: Apr 18, 2007)

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Review 1 of 4

3of 4 Stars

I will admit from the start; I love Kerri Russel. But despite my initial bias, both her preformance, and the film Waitress, have impressed me. Russel is a small town waitress, with big dreams, a talent for baking, and an abusive husband; the plot seems cliche, however the direction of the Shelley transforms a simple analysis into a creative, well acted

Dec 11, 2007 12:22:23

Review 2 of 4

3of 4 Stars

A good movie overall. The only thing I disliked were the one-
dimensional male characters - there was no substance, and the
dialogue was stilted. Nathan Fillion was solid throughout most
of the movie, but at the end he kind of regressed into the
territory occupied by the other men in the cast. At first I was
surprised by the neediness of the infantile Earl, but I now realize
that unfortunately, there are real people like that.

May 21, 2007 13:04:11

Review 3 of 4

3of 4 Stars

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May 14, 2007 16:30:07

Review 4 of 4

4of 4 Stars

Loved this lushly stylized movie produced by the late Adrienne Shelly.
Story was authentic- characters warm, real and
perhaps from another time. No matter. How can you beat the exquisite Miss Russell as Jenna,
the ebuliant Cheryl Hines, Andy Griffin- what a classic.
Loved the soulful soundtrack and everything about this surefire winner.

Apr 22, 2007 22:28:17

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