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Waiting...
2005 94 min United States of America R 18+
★5.6
Comedy, Romance
Director: Rob McKittrick
Trailers
Description
Young employees at Shenaniganz restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics.
Budget:
$3M
US Gross:
$16.12M
Worldwide:
$18.64M
Starring
Ryan Reynolds
Actor
Anna Faris
Actor
John Francis Daley
Actor
Key opinion
Waiting... is a divisive cult comedy that polarizes viewers between those who find it a relatable, energetic look at service industry life and those who see it as a vulgar, poorly written relic of 2000s gross-out cinema. While the cast is often praised for their charisma, the film's reliance on crude humor and a lack of narrative structure remains a major point of contention.
| Culture | The film serves as an accurate, albeit exaggerated, depiction of the high-stress environment and camaraderie found in restaurant work. | |
| Acting | The cast, particularly Ryan Reynolds and Justin Long, delivers charismatic performances that provide necessary personality to otherwise static character archetypes. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is widely criticized for relying on cheap, repetitive shock value and forced moralizing rather than genuine narrative substance. | |
| Humor | The humor is polarizing, with some finding it raunchy and hilarious, while others view it as nasty, unfunny, and overtly juvenile. |