Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
Waitress, Adrienne Shelly"s third and final film, is a melancholic comedy about love and the triumph of passion over mundane drudgery. Jenna (Keri Russell) is a waitress and pastry genius at Joe"s Pie Diner, a cosy local eatery in small town USA. Also employed by the cantankerous Joe (played by veteran American favourite Andy Griffith) are the brash Becky (Cheryl Hines) and insecure Dawn (played by Shelly herself). All three waitresses are suffering the horrors of man trouble but it is Jenna who has it the worst. Her husband Earl (Jeremy Sisto) barely acknowledged her existence and when he does, the best he can manage is to treat Jenna as his personal property. Realising that she is pregnant, Jenna fears that she will be stuck with Earl forever but hope is on the horizon in the shape of Doctor Pomatter (Nathan Fillion), her married obstetrician. Aided by Jenna"s canny confections, the two begin an affair that seems destined to end in despair. Waitress is an unusual film in many ways, in one part it is a rather formulaic romantic comedy but in another, surprises and twists abound. The script offers a believable slice-of-life tale and it has a deadpan humour that prevents the story slipping over into the sentimental. Keri Russell is best known for her role in TV comedy Felicity but in Waitress she shows some serious acting chops. Jenna could easily have been a clichéd doormat whose hopes and dreams were easily traded for financial security but Russell portrays her as an eminently sympathetic dreamer whose reaction to her pregnancy is both funny and understandable. Waitress is a wonderful film which manages to entertain and be uplifting without ever falling into the trap of being chicklit mushy. The pies looked delicious too.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Waitress is director Adrienne Shelly's sweet, sassy comedy about the power of friendship, motherhood and second chances, starring the radiant Keri Russell.. Jenna (Russell) is a waitress working at a pie shop in the Deep South who is unhappily married to an abusive husband (Jeremy Sisto)... and pregnant with his baby. It leads her to the town's charming new doctor (Nathan Fillion), who she falls into a relationship with in a last attempt at happiness. Actors Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Shelly, Eddie Jemison, Jeremy Sisto & Andy Griffith Director Adrienne Shelly Certificate 15 years and over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Duration 1 hour and 48 minutes (approx)
Rom-com about a small-town waitress whose desperation to change her life and train-wreck marriage is brought to a head when she discovers she's pregnant. Working at a pie-shop in the Deep South, popular waitress Jenna (Keri Russell) longs for the day when she can say goodbye to her domineering husband (Jeremy Sisto). Relieving her stress by baking pies inspired by her predicament, Jenna feels her ship has already sailed, until the town's gorgeous new Doctor (Nathan Fillier) tells her she's pregnant. As her life begins to change in ways she could never imagine, Jenna embarks on an affair with her married Doctor, determined to grab one last chance at happiness.
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