This is a movie that will put a smile on your face and a grumble in your tummy. Waitress is a sweet film that moves at a poetic pace through the dramatic comedy landscape. It successfully brings a lead character to empathize with. I found it near impossible not to enjoy this film; it has such a sweet heart, both literally and figuratively, that it is easy to forgive areas that may be a bit lacking. If you are looking for a movie that is upbeat and positive and bright without the cynicism that can creep into modern comedy, not to mention steering away from the popular improvised comedy that can be found in Will Ferrell-style comedies, this is the movie for you.
Keri Russell stars as Jenna, a waitress and master pie maker who finds herself pregnant while trapped in a bad marriage. Trying to save up enough coin to leave her louse of a husband (Jeremy Sisto), she wants to enter a pie contest with a prize that will afford her the opportunity of leaving him for good. However, the unwanted and unexpected pregnancy has put a speed bump in her path to potential happiness. Then there is the matter of the new doctor who has taken a shine to her and her to him. This could be her last chance to be happy.
Waitress exists in a world that is not quite our own, but not so far removed as to not be recognizable. It is a fairy tale world where you know that things will work out in the end, you know that the heroine will make the right choices to be able to start her life over. There are no real surprises in the movie, but it does play out in such a way that you become involved in the lives of those on screen, at least I did. I found myself caring about Jenna, her friends, and her doctor, while I came to quickly despise Jenna's husband, someone who shouldn't be allowed to have contact with any human being.
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Article comments
1 - Frito Bandito
Movie guy,
"working long hours for an ungrateful boss"
No she didn't. Joe was very grateful, or else he wouldn't have left her the check. pay attention.
"it was far from your typical Hollywood-style pleaser."
wrong. it was exactly like a Hollywood film with everything getting tied up nice and neat, no matter how unbelievable. Sounds like you don't know what a Hollywood film is.
"the story was much more about and centered on Jenna."
what's the diff?
She's empowered by the baby, not from being a female so your statement is wrong.
I don't know that I can trust your opinion with all the mistakes you make.