Review of Waitress (2007) by Frances R — 07 Aug 2009

Love this movie. deserves more credit then it gets.

This review of Waitress (2007) was written by Frances R on 07 Aug 2009.

Waitress has generally received positive reviews.

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By Conrad T (467) on 03 May 2015

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