Review of Waitress (2007) by Steven M — 19 Aug 2010

Such an enjoyable movie. Russell and Fillion are great on screen together. I want him to make more movies.

This review of Waitress (2007) was written by Steven M on 19 Aug 2010.

Waitress has generally received positive reviews.

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