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Waiting...

Comedy A comedy about frustrated waiters, stingy tippers and dicey food, Lions Gate Films' WAITING... stars Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris and Justin Long as young employees battling boredom at Shenanigan's, a generic chain restaurant. A waiter for four years since high school, Dean (Justin Long) has never questioned his job at Shenanigan's. But when he learns that Chett, a high school classmate, now has a lucrative career in electrical ... [+]
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United StatesUnited States LA Weekly "McKittrick cites 'Dazed and Confused' as well as 'Clerks' as influences, yet he lacks the raw edge of early Smith and the existential drift of Linklater" NEU
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
"The filmmaker captures a certain exaggerated verisimilitude, but the comedy is surprisingly flat. The cast sells the occasional one-liner, but a Reynolds smirk can take you only so far." NEU
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
"Doesn't serve up enough laughs to build a theatrical following but could find life on video as a takeout item" NEU
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
"It's a great premise for comedy, but this thing is too dumb to do it justice" NEG
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Miami Herald
Miami Herald
"The movie is a clumsy and uninspired mess, which is not to say that it's not funny" NEU
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post
"It's lewd, crude and socially irredeemable" NEG
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