Title: Check, please
Review: If this movie were a pie, I'd probably leave quite a bit of it on my plate. Set in that netherworld that is Hollywood's conception of the Deep South, 'Waitress' mixes up melodrama, comedy, women's empowerment fiction and then slathers on a bit more melodrama. Some of it works, a lot doesn't, especially the trendy up-with-single motherhood message at the end. Does a character like Earl seem like he'd just fade into the background? A more realistic ending would have been shot at a graveyard. There's also some seriously hammy acting brought to you by Cheryl Hines via Mel's Diner. High points are Keri Russell's nicely nuanced performance and Andy Griffith as a cranky patron. Pleasant, but forgettable and overly starchy.
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