It’s bittersweet for the cast and crew of ‘Waitress’ even to be here, and that makes for a heartwarming story even if that’s the only thing the film has going for it. But to add the whipped cream on top of the cherry pie, the movie’s good. I mean really good…..Funny, tender, quirky and sad, this is a film blessed with a knockout cast that includes, in addition to Russell, Fillion and Sisto, Shelly herself and Cheryl Hines as Jenna’s co-workers, plus the incomparable Andy Griffith as the eponymous Joe. ‘Waitress,’ with its homespun charms and Southern small-town setting, could have easily gotten overly cute and folksy, and at times it does start to veer in that direction; but Shelly knew the value of subtlety, and therefore the story never gets too corny, and the characters are always believable.

• Full Review - WARNING: May Contain Spoilers
  www.qww.cinematical.com/2007/01/22/waitress-a-touching-coda

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