Kerri Russell bursts into a leading role that has the classic signs of a character destined to remain in the subconscious heart of anyone who meets her. The passive wife of a time bomb, a horribly, fearless, perfect Jeremy Sisto. She goes through life working as a waitress, cooking amazing pies and hiding money all over the house as a safety net for whenever she's ready to run away. The funny thing is that by the time we witness her submission to her husband, we know her well enough to know that the attitude is an act and that she is up to something. She's putting up with the ugliness of her home life because she has a plan. She has become sort of hard, but her hardness is purely cosmetic, underneath it all she's just a girl longing for a reason to love. Adrienne Shelly, the director, plays Dawn, one of her co-workers and Andy Griffith provides a lovely, surprising touch. Recommended.
Review of Waitress
