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Waitress

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Original title

Waitress

Year

2007

Running time

109 min.

Country

United States

Director

Adrienne Shelly

Screenwriter

Adrienne Shelly

Cast

Music

Andrew Hollander

Cinematography

Matthew Irving

Producer

Fox Searchlight

Genre

Comedy. Drama. Romance | Romantic Comedy. Cooking. Small Town Life (North-american)

Synopsis

The story of one woman trapped in a life from which she dreams of escape. Jenna’s (Keri Russell) secret ambition is to save enough money from her waitressing job to leave her overbearing and controlling husband Earl (Jeremy Sisto). Jenna is a sharp, sassy woman with a gift for making unusual pies whose recipes are inspired by the trials, tribulations and circumstances of her life. An unwanted pregnancy changes the course of events giving her an unexpected confidence via letters to her unborn baby.

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Awards: 2007: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Screenplay

2007: National Board of Review: Top Independent Films

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Critics' reviews

"Shelly deftly achieves a tone pitched between fantasy and reality, its levity belying an astute and humane study of an unhappy relationship steeped in inertia."

The New Yorker
"Waitress isn't a great film, but it is great, deep-dish fun, with a generosity of spirit that extends first to the sisters on the screen and in the audience, then to the rest of humanity."

Ty Burr: Boston Globe
"Though contrived and artificial in ways that don't always work, the film is also heartfelt and made with genuine affection for its characters"

Keith Phipps: AV Club
"Waitress would stand on its own as a remarkable achievement if you knew absolutely nothing about the woman who made it."

Joe Morgenstern: The Wall Street Journal
"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."

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"If Waitress was one of Jenna's pies, it would be a sky-high lemon meringue -- light, airy, not too sweet, with a tart, satisfying filling."

Michael Rechtshaffen: The Hollywood Reporter
"Funny, gentle, unpatronising, if occasionally naive and quirky."

Wally Hammond: Time Out
"Despite getting off to a good start with an entertaining premise, Waitress ultimately promises more than it delivers"

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