Curapedi
I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
TaryBiggBall
It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
Cooktopi
The acting in this movie is really good.
thedudebryant
It seems obvious that most "professional" movie reviewers never worked in the service industry. This movie captures the quirks of food service. The inside jokes and the ridiculous customers they have to deal with. It's a fun film.
djfrost-46786
Yes it was funny. Yes it was entertaining. That being said, it reminded me of 2 broke girls and Empire Records.
siderite
A small restaurant is the place where the movie happens, from start of the shift to its end. We have a "rookie" who will help us understand the goings on, a Ryan Reynolds who is happy to be a waiter just in order to be the coolest guy of the bunch, a Justin Long who wonders where his life is going, a Luis Guzmán who invented this ridiculous penis-flashing game to increase morale and a bunch of semi-known people who lend their talents to this film.The problem with the film is that it is purely character based, therefore we need to find the humor in the very personalities of the people shown. There is no action, no real moral to the story, just a bunch of people doing their thing. And even if Ryan Reynolds is his usual funny self, Justin Long is more of a lead than he is, a strange choice for a comedy considering his character is mostly tragic. Also, in order to "make it funny", you have the extra weird characters that lend humor, but subtract plausibility.There were some genuinely funny moments, but most of the time I was Waiting (sorry, couldn't help it) for something interesting to happen. I would say the movie did what it set out to do, but not very well.
Terryfan
When my older brother told me we're going to see Waiting... I didn't know what to say but since he offer to let me go I decided to be a good sport and go watch Waiting... in theaters in 2005. He could relate to this movie since he worked in the restaurant business before. Looking back on this movie I still remember our reaction in the theater still makes me turn away at some moments.The Film stars: Ryan Reynolds as Monty Justin Long as Dean Anna Faris as Serena David Koechner as Dan Luis Guzmán as Raddimus Chi McBride as Bishop John Francis Daley as Mitch Kaitlin Doubleday as Amy Robert Patrick Benedict as Calvin Alanna Ubach as Naomi Vanessa Lengies as Natasha Max Kasch as T-Dog Andy Milonakis as Nick Dane Cook as Floyd Jordan Ladd as Danielle Emmanuelle Chriqui as Tyla the Bartender Wendie Malick as Monty's MomEach of these characters work in the restaurant Shenaniganz. And this is where the fun begins. The film throughout is full of classic quotes some that are still being repeated even now. So despite some ordeals the writing in the film works.The humor does have some gross moments but the rest is enjoyable I still remember in theater theater how everyone laughed and it just goes to show how well it hold up. The acting in this film is real strong the entire cast help the film and their performances help make their characters convincing it's nice to see a independent movie getting a shot like this and each of the cast members really did a good job Yes there are moments that you would agree shouldn't been in the film but the film is really enjoyable and will make you laugh.I give Waiting... An 8 out of 10
