Waiting

Waiting (2005)

  • 30% of critics liked it
    (89 reviews)

  • 76% of users liked it
    (213,741 ratings)

A waiter for four years since high school, Dean has never questioned his job at Shenanigan's. But when he learns that Chett, a high school classmate, now has a lucrative career in electrical engineering, he's thrown into turmoil about his dead-end life. Dean's friend Monty is in exactly… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Rob McKittrick
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 7, 2005 Wide
Lions Gate

Critic Reviews

  • Darren Reidy, Village Voice

    The funniest scene is also the saddest: The kitchen crew, having cleaned up, watching the clock like New Year's, goes nuts when a couple is seated a minute before closing. This is pain.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    You can do gross-out stuff and be funny, but it has to have some decent dialogue and characters.

  • Mike Clark, USA Today

    As in waiting for it to be over.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    A puerile excuse for humour, perfectly described by one of the characters, in a rare moment of insight, as 'an exercise in retarded homophobic futility.'

  • Tom Keogh, Seattle Times

    McKittrick's relentless vulgarity is wearing, but he's a strong visualist who keeps his shoestring-budget film looking fresh.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    A funny comedy and Ryan Reynolds continues to impress me in parts here and there. Luis Guzman as Raddimus is great!!

  • KJ P


    "Waiting" has got to be one of the lamest excuses for a film in the history of comedy. The entire movie takes place in a restaurant called Shenanigans, and while Dean (Justin Long) is likeable as the lead star and his story, interesting, the film has no real plot. The script… More

  • Lorenzo v


    <i>"What happens in the kitchen ends up on the plate."</i> Young employees at Shenaniganz restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics. <center><font size=+2 face="Century… More

  • Eric A


    Definitely a cool funny film to watch that will get some laughs out of you.

  • Bethany M


    A really funny comedy, that has you cringing in a good way. Definitely a must see! Some of the scenes were they mess with the ladies food are really well thought out scenes - hilarious! 10/10

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