Directed by:
Rob McKittrickScreenplay:
Rob McKittrickCinematography:
Matthew IrvingComposer:
Adam GorgoniCast:
Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Justin Long, David Koechner, Luis Guzmán, Chi McBride, John Francis Daley, Alanna Ubach, Vanessa Lengies, Max Kasch, Dane Cook (more)VOD (3)
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A waiter for four years since high school, Dean (Justin Long) has never questioned his job at Shenanigan's. But when he learns that Chett, a high school classmate, now has a lucrative career in electrical engineering, he's thrown into turmoil about his dead-end life. Dean's friend Monty (Ryan Reynolds) is in exactly the same boat, but he couldn't care less. More concerned with partying and getting laid, Monty is put in charge of training Mitch (John Francis Daley), a shy new employee. Over the course of one chaotic shift, Mitch gets to know the rest of Shenanigan's quirky staff: Monty's tough-talking ex-girlfriend, Serena (Anna Faris), Shenanigan's over-zealous manager, Dan (David Koechner), and head cook Raddimus (Luis Guzman), who's obsessed with a senseless staff-wide competition known only as "The Game"... (official distributor synopsis)
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There are a couple of funny moments, but the unfunny distastefulness and obscenity is overwhelming. (I had to watch it for English at school – the topic of food and drink – I would have never watched it myself).
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This "generation statement" film, shot in the spirit of toilet humor comedies (which, truth be told, seems somewhat out of place here), portrays people who have nothing left and struggle daily with the mundane problems of a fast-food restaurant. However, the notion of it being a genuine statement is meant with heavy irony. Unfortunately, the debut director McKittrick's strategy of pushing the pedal to the metal and serving one joke after another, most of which lack humor and are instead wrapped in awkwardness, did not pay off. The film is mind-numbingly dull and the cadence of nastiness per minute of film action is deadly. While it's quite normal to see Justin Long, Anna Faris, and Ryan Reynolds in such a film, the fact that even Luis Guzmán's performance in the film is awkward or forced is a prime example of the decline of his acting prowess. The only lesson to be learned here is that after watching this film, it's better to wander the streets hungry than to go for a medium-sized steak at a fast-food joint.
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Waiting... is a comedy in which most of the humour is built on the disgusting and fecal things around food preparation and the dirty words of the restaurant staff, so it's not the most intelligent type of humour there is, but I still laughed sometimes, I have to admit. In short, a silly and in every possible way simple film that I'm sure will make some people rethink their behaviour towards restaurant staff after watching it.
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I'm no puritan or moralist – I found a lot of the dialogue hilarious, and I’m not going to give the movie less than a three. But the fact is that the ratio of good and not-so-good jokes here is about fifty-fifty. The movie also has a great cast, so voilà! a slightly above-average rating.
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