Waiting... (2005)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Rob McKittrick

Writer (WGA):

Rob McKittrick (written by)

Release Date:

7 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Hungry for Laughs? (DVD)

Plot:

Young employees at Shenaniganz restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics.

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Employee | Crying | Waitress | Homosexual

Cast

Ryan Reynolds	...	Monty
Anna Faris	...	Serena
Justin Long	...	Dean
David Koechner	...	Dan
Luis Guzmán	...	Raddimus
Chi McBride	...	Bishop
John Francis Daley	...	Mitch
Kaitlin Doubleday	...	Amy
Rob Benedict	...	Calvin (as Robert Patrick Benedict)
Alanna Ubach	...	Naomi
Vanessa Lengies	...	Natasha
Max Kasch	...	T-Dog
Andy Milonakis	...	Nick
Dane Cook	...	Floyd
Jordan Ladd	...	Danielle

Also Known As:

Waiting (UK) (poster title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude and sexual humor, pervasive language and some drug use.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | UK:15 | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Ireland:16 | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Malaysia:18SX | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Eden Rock Media

Trivia:

Producer 'Jeff Balis (I)' makes a cameo as a diner at Shenanigan's.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Monty says, "It's cherry-poppin' time", Calvin stands up. Then in the next scene he is sitting down again and then stands back up.

Quotes:

Monty: That's right, birds of a feather flock to-vagina.

Movie Connections:

References Super Troopers (2001)

Soundtrack:

Days Turn into Years

painfully funny

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 crazy work mate, making every moment at fun one. Dean has hit a rut and questions why he still works at Shenanigan's, and cant commit with a fellow employee Amy. Dean was also asked if he wanted the assistant manager spot; to much of the content of others. Serena and Monty were dating, but they have a friendship on fake smiles and sarcasms.

The odd mix of characters of waiting make this such a wonderful. It's just not focused upon the three main characters; Monty, Dean and Serena, the background characters have their own personalities and dilemmas, adding so much more story. The development of the characters aren't fully developed, but you can still understand and sympathies to their problems. The characters are clichéd; you have seen a lot of them before; but they are so well placed and interact perfectly; there is a realism to them.

The major point of Waiting is the black humor that runs through it. It doesn't work off big set pieces and outlandish situations to make you laugh, the humor organically comes out of the characters from their dialog. A lot of the dialog is perverse, but it never seems out of place. Waiting does perfectly reflect the relationship between customer and waiter; well i did. Rob McKittrick unashamedly shows this interaction; the smart-ass customer who always complains, the regulars, and what could go behind the walls when the customers push to hard.

Ryan Reynolds brings another eccentric performance forward. He had been stuck with that eccentric ego in a lot of movies; but he does it perfectly and does another great job again. Anna Faris had finally lost that ditsy persona and shows a broader range of acting; bringing a great performance. Justin Long does have a puppy dog face a lot of the time, but really comes forward in the more serious moments. All the other actors as the employees all do wonderful performances, making the background character more interesting.

Waiting is a great black comedy on hospitality that is so painfully funny.