Review of Waitress (2007) by Chads. — 24 May 2007
Like Damien O'Donnell's "East is East", "Waitress" has the same dramatic shift in tone, catalyzed by an abusive husband(Om Puri in the film about working-class Pakistani emigrants), which redefines the genre both films originally started with.
In other words, "Waitress" is thrown out of whack by Jenna's malevolent husband, Earl(Jeremy Sisto), whose misogynistic hand jars the viewer after being treated to a pitch-perfect quirk-fest of eccentric characters and situations.
Still, the break-out performance of the radiant Keri Russell, saves the rookie filmmaker with her mournful grace and sardonic humor, even in the film's patchier moments. Her last scene is scarily prescient of this filmmaker's tragic fate when you realize that Earl is, in all likelihood, sharing the same zip code with his ex-wife.
Stay for the epitaph, then rent Hal Hartley's "Trust" and fall in love with the late Adrienne Shelly. Then cry.
This review of Waitress (2007) was written by Chads. on 24 May 2007.
Waitress has generally received positive reviews.
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