If only life were as easy as pie.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto, Andy Griffith, Andrienne Shelly, Eddie Jemison, Lew Temple |
| Director |
Adrienne Shelly |
| Screenplay | Adrienne Shelly |
| Music | Andrew Hollander |
| Cinematography | Matthew Irving |
| Editing | Annette Davey |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | Night and Day Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Medium
| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Language | 10: Mild, few strong words, infrequent, sexual innuendo |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | 13 |
| Violence | 13: Brief scenes, strongly suggested at times, emotional |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | A woman is in an abusive relationship and she finally reclaims her power. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Michael Rechtshaffen  A pie for every trapped occasion. | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Sonette Lombard Veel meer as net 'n romantiese komedie. | 15 |  |
| Cape Times Anthony Quinn Waitress is sweet but not funny. | 10 | |
| Mail & Guardian Shaun de Waal | 14 | |
| The Citizen Bruce Dennill There have been plenty of movies about the lives of small-town dead-enders and their frustrations, but this one, for part of the way at least, is more enjoyable than most of those. | 13 |  |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge Ignore the 'chick-flick' label. This is a fine slice of old-fashioned romantic Americana, as fresh, sweet and pleasing as the heroine's pies. | 15 | |
| 24.com Megan Kakora This quirky comedy about flawed people in everyday situations is the kind of lighthearted escapism that will leave you both smiling and puzzled. | 10 | |
| BBC Catherine Chambers Despite getting off to a good start with an entertaining premise, Waitress ultimately promises more than it delivers. | 10 | |
| Box Office Ray Greene Adrienne Shelly's warm and joyful blue-collar comedy makes ''quirky'' a great place to be. | 15 | |
| eye Weekly Hannah Sung The film is likeable. | 10 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli Waitress is a pleasant dramatic comedy that overcomes its tonal inconsistencies by presenting an engaging lead character with whom its virtually impossible not to empathize. | 15 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers This sweetheart of a comedy boasts a hilarious and heartfelt performance by Keri Russell. | 15 | |
| ScreenIt | 11 | |
| Metacritic.com 34 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 137 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Sweet, smart and quirky. | 18 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 3478 Netizens Not your typical romantic comedy. | 16 | |
Average .. 67% | 13 | |