Waitress (Widescreen Edition)
by Adrienne Shelly
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Actor: Adrienne Shelly, Andy Griffith, Jeremy Sisto, Keri Russell, Sarah HunleyDirector: Adrienne Shelly
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Cinematographer: Matthew T. Irving
Composer: Andrew Hollander
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-27
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of Waitress (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: A slice of perfection!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best movies I have ever seen! Everything about it was perfect (the script/acting/chemistry of the cast was superb!). Yes, there are down points of the movie (the relationship with her awful husband), but it all comes to a happy ending. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to see an uplifting piece of quality work. It was just beautiful any way you slice it! ;)DVD Review: Lovely
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a lovely, heart-warming, slightly off-beat little film. I loved the whole idea of pie-making. Who ever has a real, home-made pie in a diner anymore? Who even makes pies anymore?
The story is sweet and just real enough to keep you engaged. The actors are perfectly cast and do wonderful jobs. It was a treat to see Andy Griffith again.
I subtract one star, however, due to the ending. It didn't quite add up to me. After the long build up of the excessively tender and passionate relationship of the waitress and the doctor, it seemed awfully easy for her to end it. The film tells us that she is so in love with her daughter that she doesn't need anyone else...except her pie making. Hmmm.
Still if you don't expect it to be too realistic or logical, it's worth seeing.
DVD Review: romantic comedy?!?!
Summary: 3 Stars
This was one of the most well written, well acted, and quite frankly most unique romantic comedies I have ever seen...right up until the end when, well, it WASN'T a romantic comedy!!! Are you kidding me?!?! First off, this was a first-rate cast. Keri Russell was amazing. The supporting cast was very, very good and I loved seeing a spry Andy Griffith, that man is still the man! Andy and Keri had a great chemistry in this film of mentor/mentee. Nathan Fillion was excellent as the doctor. However, as far as the writing goes, the ending leaves way too much to be desired. Anyone who has seen this movie, including all the five star reviewers here, cannot tell me that by the end of the movie that Jenna and Dr. Pomatter were not truly madly in love. Think about some of the scenes in the movie: 1) Jenna writing her first letter to baby saying that she hopes at least once it's life it will be held for 20 minutes straight by someone with no selfish intentions whatsoever, 2) when Dr. Pomatter says that he can find the true meaning of life by looking in Jenna's sad eyes, 3) the fact that they were both willing to drop everything and run away and were minutes from doing so before Jenna's water broke. Arggghhhhh, that ending frustrated me! So the end has the doctor's wife come in and be very nice, so that means Jenna and the doctor don't end up together?!?!?!?!? The only possible conclusion I can come to is that a feminist wrote this ending and said eff all guys, this woman will end up alone and take care of herself. Either that, or someone tried to get too clever with "well, everyone expects them to end up together, so I just won't have that happen and it will be 'cool and different'" WTF?!?! NO, it's NOT cool and different. LOL, guess I'm still just a little upset because I literally just finished watching and felt compelled to come write this review. I guess I should give the movie credit in that it moved me, one way or another. I will probably watch this again, except I'll probably be turning it off right when she dumps loser husband and then create my own ending in my mind where her and the doctor still end up together. In the end, this movie is well worth watching and forming your own opinion, the actors were fantastic and despite the ending, this is one unique story that is still full of hope. My lack of more stars is simply for the ending, which obviously I would have done differently.DVD Review: Hilarious & deeeelicious fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
I laughed heartily throughout this movie. In the past few weeks I have flipped through the HBO channels to see that this film was showing only to catch bits and pieces. I finally decided to see the film uninterrupted & in one sitting.
Of course I was intrigued to learn about the tragedy of this talented director(Adrienne Shelly) losing her life (she plays the character, June) in such an awful and untimely manner--not long after this film was completed--and what a loss it is.
This movie is bursting with life and talent throughout. The dry asides (as in the pie creations) as our protagonist, Jenna, treads along through a very bad marriage and untimely pregnancy. I loved the supporting characters as well. (Cheryl Hines and Andy Griffith are magnificent) But all of the characters are so good.
What a sweet little movie this makes-- with all the gooey stuff thrown in without any of the flavors overpowering a witty, smart and highly entertaining message: LOVE LIFE and squeeze it tight! God bless your thriving spirit, Ms. Shelly!
DVD Review: One scene captures the art of the movie...
Summary: 4 Stars
the viewers have grins on on their faces, as does the character, tho the situation is dismal. The makers have managed to salvage the joy possible in even the worst of situations. A very reassuring feeling. You can't help but like this movie.
Description of Waitress (Widescreen Edition)
Don't miss writer/director Adrienne Shelly's sweet, sassy comedy about the power of friendship, motherhood and second chances, starring the radiant Keri Russell who serves up "a hilarious and heartfelt performance" (Rolling Stone).Much like the films of Hal Hartley, Waitress is funny in a deadpan sort of way, but a sadness lurks below the surface. After making a splash in Hartley's The Unbelievable Truth and Trust, Adrienne Shelly turned to directing with Sudden Manhattan and I'll Take You There. Set in a small Southern town, her third picture revolves around waitress Jenna (Felicity's radiant Keri Russell), who works at Joe's Pie Diner (Joe is played by Andy Griffith). Jenna is the pastry genius who makes Joe's joint shine. Her co-workers include the forthright Becky (Cheryl Hines, Curb Your Enthusiasm) and insecure Dawn (Shelly). All three have man trouble, but Jenna has it the worst. Her husband, Earl (Jeremy Sisto, Six Feet Under), treats her like a piece of property. When she finds out she's pregnant, Jenna fears she'll be stuck with him forever. Then, she develops a crush on her married obstetrician, Dr. Pomatter (Nathan Fillion, Serenity). With the aid of her fanciful confections, like peachy keen tarts, their flirtation develops into a full-blown affair. It appears to be a no-win situation, but Shelly finds an empowering way to bring this bittersweet story to a close. If the candy-colored conclusion plays more like fantasy than reality, it's a fantasy worth embracing. Sadly, Shelly was murdered before Waitress ever saw the light of day (leaving behind a husband and child of her own). Fortunately, her final film is far more life-affirming than morose, although it does end with the word "goodbye." --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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