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(1 - 35) of 35 OFCS Rating: 91% Fresh Page   1   "no amount of quality service can cover up a slice of life that has been so overbaked."   musicOMH.com   Anton Bitel A "It's the kind of sly, witty independent gem that rolls through every few years, lighting up crowds and forcing men to admit they were wrong when they thought they were being dragged to another chick flick."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark A- "Waitress is finely tuned, assured, wonderfully silly, and every bit as lovely as Shelly was."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf "Earl has to die. Or maybe not."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs B- "Tells about bad marriages and life disappointments."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "Genial and appealing...Keri Russell essays a heroine that is worth rooting for and caring about."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2/4 "Comedy and tragedy exist side-by-side in this drab little film, suggesting an SNL alum's reinterpretation of the TV show Alice."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez A "The ending is both realistic and happy -- and I do mean happy, as in, make-you-cry, exit-the-theater-skipping-and-dancing, that kind of happy."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "Casting directors who see Waitress and don't move Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion far up on their lists should be committed to a lifetime of finding game show contestants."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B+ "The movie finds a real hook in Jenna, and a real elegance in its simple, direct message: take look at the choices you've made, and start making the right ones. Start fresh. It's never too late."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 3/4 "A tender memoir in spite of the caveats that nearly drag this down into made for television hokum..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. 3/4 "Despite Shelly's twist of disturbing fate, WAITRESS will be a memorialized nod of a little gem of a film that delivered a slice of pie to our hungry, entertaining expectations"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C "Boasts a distinctive style and tone, but the style is arch and quaint, and the tone too insistently quirky."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "Does what a great romantic comedy should do: steal your heart and send you on your way rejoicing. One of the best films of the year."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "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."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "Good-hearted, well-made comedy that will hopefully lead a broader audience to find the work [director Shelly] left behind as her legacy."   Cinematical   James Rocchi 3/4 "Inconsistent overtones lean precariously close to cute yet manage to surge both poignant and wistful."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "Its almost-bedtime-story delivery heightens its design as a parable about finding focus and clarity after enduring much chaos and wading through the mud."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 3/4 "I dare you to sit through Waitress and not fall for Russell.Her face is open like a baby's and sculpted like a goddess'."   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller 4.5/5 "Bittersweet, lovely, sad, funny - and then we begin to mourn Adrienne Shelly's candle, snuffed too soon. A good bet for your dollar."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Karina Montgomery B+ "It is a bittersweet experience watching the uniquely adorable "Waitress" because indie actress Adrienne Shelly, murdered in New York City this past November, has come into her own as a filmmaker with this, her third film."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/4 "There no way around it: Russell's performance is spunky and just about irresistible, no matter how much you hate spunk. It's hard to imagine Waitress working without her."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 1.5/3 "Siendo La camarera un comedia de trasfondo culinario, ha resultado ser más bien insípida y tirando a trágica"   Off-Off-Critica   MalaBesta 3/4 "Full of verve, warmth, and a genuine love of life, and it is a fitting eulogy to a life cut short."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "It has a feeling of... I don't want to say secret insight about the experience of being a woman, but... the experience of half the human race is... so often simply not within the purview of the male-type people who make the vast majority of movies."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson "Russell delicately maintains Waitress' mixture of aching drama and bubbly comedy."   Cinematical   Nick Schager 4.5/5 "Shelly astutely examines mother-daughter issues, keeping us laughing before delivering her emotional gut-punch of a finale."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline A "A brilliantly written, acted and directed romantic comedy that is funny, insightful, heartwarming, original and highly satisfying."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 4.5/5 "I loved this movie. Loved every last character, twist, kiss, joke and pie found within it."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg B+ "... a tartly enjoyable slice of romantic comedy served up with a dramatic bite."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker "There are times when the spirit of a movie is enough to get you gliding over its obvious flaws. Waitress, which was directed by the late Adrienne Shelly, is one of those pictures."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 8/10 "Truly scrumptious!"   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 8/10 "It is the work of a brilliant humanist."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 3.5/4 "Keri Russell sparkles in this story about a piemaker who longs for something more filling."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell 3/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 35) of 35 OFCS Rating: 91% Fresh Page   1