Protraph Lack of good storyline.

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

kyleherbertz This movie still holds up well more than a decade later. I still laugh everytime I watch it. As a former server at a restaurant, I can definitely relate to this film (minus the spitting & ruining customer's food, though I definitely wanted to sometimes)The acting's good, the laughs are consistent, and it's a fun relatable comedy about funny frustrations in the workplace. 15 years later it's still a great classic!

Terryfan When my older brother told me we're going to see Waiting... I didn't know what to say but since he offer to let me go I decided to be a good sport and go watch Waiting... in theaters in 2005. He could relate to this movie since he worked in the restaurant business before. Looking back on this movie I still remember our reaction in the theater still makes me turn away at some moments.The Film stars: Ryan Reynolds as Monty Justin Long as Dean Anna Faris as Serena David Koechner as Dan Luis Guzmán as Raddimus Chi McBride as Bishop John Francis Daley as Mitch Kaitlin Doubleday as Amy Robert Patrick Benedict as Calvin Alanna Ubach as Naomi Vanessa Lengies as Natasha Max Kasch as T-Dog Andy Milonakis as Nick Dane Cook as Floyd Jordan Ladd as Danielle Emmanuelle Chriqui as Tyla the Bartender Wendie Malick as Monty's MomEach of these characters work in the restaurant Shenaniganz. And this is where the fun begins. The film throughout is full of classic quotes some that are still being repeated even now. So despite some ordeals the writing in the film works.The humor does have some gross moments but the rest is enjoyable I still remember in theater theater how everyone laughed and it just goes to show how well it hold up. The acting in this film is real strong the entire cast help the film and their performances help make their characters convincing it's nice to see a independent movie getting a shot like this and each of the cast members really did a good job Yes there are moments that you would agree shouldn't been in the film but the film is really enjoyable and will make you laugh.I give Waiting... An 8 out of 10

firstanold This was a sad, sad excuse for a comedy. These people have no idea how a joke works. I was told this movie was good by a friend, who I have since realized has no taste, so I had some hope for it at the time.It starts out promisingly. A bunch of--fairly likable--friends slogging through work in a family style restaurant - good.Then -SPOILER ALERT- (ha.) they reveal that the staff has this game where they try to show one another their scrotum by surprise, "okay," I thought, "this is going to be the set-up to an incredibly funny joke."Then they escalate by revealing that the staff has this game where they try to show one another their scrotum by surprise, "okay..." I thought, "this seems familiar. But maybe the joke is going to be SO good that they wanted to reestablish the set up so no one would miss it."And then finally, FINALLY, the punch line: They reveal that the staff has this game where they try to show one another their scrotum by surprise.Yeeeeeaah. So I spent the whole movie "Waiting..." for a punch line and not even cracking a smile as the hope slowly drained from me. Then they wrap the movie up with this shitty coming of age BS that could have been ripped from any other movie, book, or TV show about this age group. This was absolutely pathetic. The movie had one half-formed joke and they repeated it over, and over, and over. There was also some utterly predictable cr*p about messing with customers and how hard it is to be young that was totally forgettable. And, contrary to what most of the reviews say, completely inaccurate. No one messes with food that gets sent back because you can get the kind of lawsuit that will leave you permanently bankrupt from that kind of sh*t. Every other shred of half-hearted observational humor was so obvious that it wasn't funny.I am from this age group. I am a bar tender. I am the target demographic. This move did not appeal to me in the least. Maybe it's because I keep my scrotum to myself of because I had no poorly written angst about whether to go to university.

Mark Geoffrey This was the title of the last 10 star review. I respectfully disagree with the 6.8 grade the movie gets. Unfortunately a chef from the restaurant i work in recommended the movie to me and i honestly can't believe that people think this is a good movie. I've watched plenty of crappy comedy movies and had good cheap laughs but this was just not funny. Furthermore i found hardly any resemblance with an actual restaurant. Recap: The jokes weren't funny, there is no plot, except for a few minor moments the movie doesn't resemble a real restaurant and Ryan Reynolds wears an earring the whole movie. You're doing people a favor telling them not to watch this.