not your typical romantic story but brilliant!, had an unexpected ending and is based on real-life situations!, something everyone can relate to!.. definitely recommended.

this film was just a perfect combination of a great script, fab direction, brilliant acting and a lovely story. Very original and thoughtful it is also suprisingly humous too. i recommend it to buy to watch many many times and still find something new in it.

Waitress is a real gem of a film. Its one of those rare treats that comes along every year - an indie film with a big heart that captures the attention and the admiration of its audience - and is well worth seeing.

The film stars Keri Russell - of TV's Felicity - as Jenna, a waitress living in the south who has a passion for baking pies that are loved by all who eat them. She has a real talent for this and would like nothing more than to gather enough money to open up her very own pie shop and do what she loves most.

However, there is one major problem. She is married to a man she doesn't love, Earl, who she says was much different before they got married. She lives in fear of him and his controlling nature - he forces her to give him all of her wages and will not let her have her own car - and wishes she could escape from her unhappy home.

Keri Russell's performance as Jenna is so outstanding and it is surprising that she was not recognised when the Golden Globes and the Oscars came around. She is so tragically sweet and sympathetic, trapped in a loveless relationship with a man who has made her feel completely worthless.

Things take a further turn for the worse when Jenna finds out that she is pregnant. Jenna's initial shock turns to resentment as she feels that she'll never be free of the restrictions imposed by Earl and the further complications of having his baby. She decides to try and save up enough money, compete in a out of state pie contest, hopefully win the cash prize and move away for good.

After meeting Jim Pomatter (Nathan Fillion), the new doctor in town who is assigned to look after her during her pregnancy, Jenna finds herself drawn to the man and vice versa. The two begin a passionate affair and even begin to think about running away together. However, he is married too. The pair have to make a choice: stay together and run away or face the problems at home before it is too late.

The story - written by Adrienne Shelly who co-stars as Dawn and was tragically murdered soon after the film was completed - plays out beautifully as it progresses towards the dénouement where Jenna ultimately discovers her true feelings for Earl, Jim and her baby. The ending is truly bittersweet on a number of levels and completes the story perfectly.

If you would like to see a film that warms the heart, makes you truly feel for the characters involved, makes you alarmingly hungry - Jenna's pies will have you salivating by the first ten minutes of the film - and leaves a final, lovely taste in your mouth by the end, then Waitress is the film for you. Waitress was criminally overlooked at all of the major awards ceremonies, but now is your chance to experience a film with a big heart which had a lot of love put into by it by writer/director Adrienne Shelly, who actually wrote the screenplay whilst pregnant with her daughter.

This is a true gem of a film and deserves your firm and undivided attention. Heartfelt, original and sweet till the last, it will only leave you wanting more.

Upon first glance you may miss this wonderfully warm movie, but that would be a travesty. It's attention to detail & clear portrayal of characters, make you feel nothing but empathy. Fantastically origional, with a sweet scent of black comedy & a real grasp of reality.

From the outset this film is very unexpectedly funny. This film follows the unfulfilled life and unhappy marriage of Jenna(Rusell) who is a waitress who is very talented at making pies. She copes with her unhappy life by creating new pies everyday. It is apparent from the outset that this movie is not a romantic comedy though it never pretends to be. This movie is a very well made and very funny story of struggle, friendship, dreams, unhappiness and acceptance of whatever happiness comes your way!

This movie follows Jenna through her unexpected pregnancy to her controlling husband. A baby she neither wants nor cares for and her subsequent affair with her doctor (Fillion) and the close relationships she shares with her co-workers and boss.

This is definitely one of the best films this year and that I have ever seen. A Must Own Title.

This has to be one of the best movies I have seen in a long time.

It is so well written, you find yourself with such loyalty to the characters - wondering what they could possibly come up with next. I loved every minute of it and didn't want it to end.

The little girl in the movie is just adorable.

If you haven't yet seen this movie...what are you waiting for.....?

Kerri Russell plays Jenna, an extremely unhappy woman who works in a local diner and is celebrated for her pies.

She's married to Earl, a self-centred, abusive slob, magnificently played by Jeremy Sisto. Jenna's world comes crashing down when she discovers she's pregnant. However it is when she meets her new doctor, the ever underrated Nathan Fillion, and begins an affair with him that she finds some happiness and meaning to her life.

The photography is first rate, from the beautiful colours of the pie ingredients to the bland starkness of Jenna's home life, this is a wonderfully quirky, smart film that doesn't overdo the sentimentality like so many that came before it.

Murdered in her New York apartment, writer, director and co-star Adrienne Shelley never got to see the finished product but she left behind a charmingly witty gem.

I saw this film the other day and its my favourite film ever!!!!!! Its a serious film with loads of giggly bits!I laughed AND cried. I love it!!! I'm so getting it when its released!!!!! Xx