the duo goes to the movies: waitress

Posted by Sarah

We here a foodie central have been a bit busy lately what with work and school and nervous breakdowns (the breakdown would be me: Meg’s the stable one, I’m the nervous one), so this post is a bit tardy. But better late than never, right?

A while back Meg and I took a little break from our busy lives to head to our local cinema to take in a bit of culture- pop culture that is, haute culture’s aiming a tad high for a weeknight. Our choice for the evening was Waitress since the previews featured both romance and pie and I can’t speak for Meg but I for one am quite fond of both those things. Plus, I have a bit of a crush on Nathan Fillion who plays the love interest (I own the box set of the Joss Wheden series Firefly that he starred in as well as the movie Serenity which was based on the show and I have made multiple people watch them with me. Also, I watched all of the episodes of Buffy he was on and most of that show Ride which mostly just confused me and one day I’ll work up the nerve to see Slither but it’s gonna be a while. I’m not usually one for celebrity crushes but he’s adorable and Canadian and I hope I never meet him because I really prefer to crush from afar). The film also stars Keri Russell who, as I’m sure you remember (really, who could forget?), was the star of the show Felicity and, in my book, this was her last chance to redeem herself for playing a character whose complete and utter lack of decision making skills annoyed the hell out of me. Andy Griffith also plays the small but significant role of a crazy old man named Joe who owns the dinner where our star works. Cute folks, Matlock and lots of pie- really, what more could you ask for in a movie?

So the basic plot of the movie is this; a young waitress (the lovely Ms. Russell) who makes extraordinary pies (a talent I aspire to) finds herself with child and is none too happy about it; said pregnancy throws a wrench in the gears of her plans to escape her overbearing, abusive husband Earl; she falls in love with her gynecologist (the handsome Mr. Fillion) who happens to be married; she has a baby; things end happily. That’s all in the preview and I don’t want to spoil it for anyone so I won’t say anything else about the plot except to add that the happy ending is not exactly what you’d expect which is a good thing. I think. Overall, it’s a sweet little movie that has some good laughs and shows a lot of pies being made. I was hoping I’d pick up some good tips on making the perfect crust (this whole trans fat thing has thrown me for a loop since I can’t use Crisco anymore) but alas, no, it was all about the fillings. The duo was pretty happy with our selection and it’s hard not to love a movie with both Andy Griffith and an abusive husband named Earl (maybe it’s a Southern thing, but then again we are Southern girls). Ms. Russell you are redeemed.

Read more July 27th, 2007