Waiting...

When I first saw previews for this movie, I expected a soulless comedy about restaurant staff messing with customers. Although some people may feel that way even after seeing it, I was pleasantly surprised. From the introduction of 'the game'... Full review

I remember that when this movie came out in theatres, people didn't really know what to expect. And of coarse the movie bombed in the theatres. Well when I bought this movie, I watched it and realized that it is... Full review

I've worked in Restaurants myself, so I know all the things that go on in a normal day. This movie was really accurate... I laughed my ass off. The only thing that wasn't really accurate was the "game" they all... Full review

The people at Shenanigan's restaurant are an old mix of characters, never making their jobs boring by the amount of shenanigans of their own. Mitch is just starting and is taking the tour with Monty. Monty is the friendly yet... Full review

In 'Waiting' Ryan Reynolds plays Monty, the seemingly head waiter at a Shenanigan's restaurant. Monty hates his job, like most, but he is like a god at Shenanigan's and gets away with almost anything. His bud and roommate Dean (Justin... Full review

FINALLY! A movie about young adults working at a restaurant. I am 21 and I've only worked in restaurants. Since I was 15, I've been a busser, dishwasher, host, or a cook. And I have to say that this movie... Full review

In many ways this movie can be compared to another successful cult comedy by the name of "Office Space". Both films are about what really happens in a stressful working environment. While "Office Space" and "Waiting" do share similar plots,... Full review

This movie was everything I thought it would be and more. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cringe. Most of all, it'll make you think twice about eating at another restaurant or even working at one. Each character is... Full review

I hated (HATED!) being a waitress, but this movie is so hilarious and so ballsy that it almost makes me want to go back to the summer of 1999 to work one more shift at TGI Fridays. Waiting is the... Full review

for anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant, this is it. for those who ever wanted to know what its like, watch this movie. granted, this is not the best movie ever made, but, you have to appreciate movies... Full review

It's not worth 'Waiting' for In the case of "Waiting," the difference is "Clerks" was funny and "Waiting" is not. ... Full Review

Featuring stoned busboys, unsanitary kitchen antics, and lots of talk about sex, "Waiting" is a hysterical, behind-the-scenes look at the restaurant industry, and an affectionate ode to those lost, and thoroughly unproductive, days of youth. Dean's friend Monty (Ryan Renolds) is in exactly the same boat, but he couldn't care less. ... Full Review

Waiting" could have been a funny movie. For your own good, a warning: "Waiting," a "comedy" written and directed by former Orlando waiter Rob McKittrick and starring Ryan Reynolds ("Van Wilder"), is not the film adaptation of Ha Jin's critically acclaimed novel "Waiting," a love story set against China's changing political landscape. ... Full Review

Waiting is, at its root, a heaping handful of almost-funny ideas cobbled together without much skill for shaping a story. Such a formidable idiot that he can squander the inherent comedic potential of male genitalia, McKittrick has made a film that consists entirely of a seemingly endless cascade of foul situations inhabited by vapid characters. ... Full Review

Deans best buddy is Monty, played by the usually charming and often raunchy Ryan Reynolds. Theyve got a great cast, all of whom I now think less of for agreeing to read the big piles of word-vomit written in McKittricks script. ... Full Review

In the sibling dramatic comedy "In Her Shoes," Rose (Toni Collette) tells her sister, "You ruin everything!"She's right, too.Maggie, played by Cameron Diaz, is a party girl pushing 30 who's unemployed but works full time making messes. ... Full Article

Waiting , the restaurant comedy that looks funnier every time I watch the trailer (it opens Sept. 23), is the product of first-time writer-director Rob McKittrick, who's been blogging about the production. ... Full Article

Finally, we have a film that explains why every restaurant in Santa Monica has the best-looking employees this side of a porno shoot. In a city where every waiter and waitress has an agent and a head shot, there is... ... Full Article

10/07/2005 Waiting D (R; 1:40) Every waiter in Hollywood has a script in his back pocket.In the case of novice writer and director Rob McKittrick, it was a script about being a waiter. ... Full Article

By SEAN AXMAKER SPECIAL TO THE POST-INTELLIGENCER The closing credits give a pointed "thank you" to Kevin Smith and his film "Clerks," which is fitting. ... Full Article