Metacritic Movie Ratings
Waitress Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 100

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  A wee romantic charmer, a delectable Dixie screwball romp that never loses its spry sense of discovery.

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• 100

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  The writer-director Adrienne Shelly, who died in New York City late last year at the age of 40, took such perishable ingredients as wit, daring, poignancy, whimsy and romance, added passionate feelings plus the constant possibility of joy, decorated her one-of-a-kind production with pastel colors and created something close to perfection.

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• 88

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Serves up an irresistible helping of delicious fun with writing that is tart and sharp and a story infused with sweetness.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  Part feminist fable, part romantic fairy tale, it is by turns tart and sweet, charming and tough, rather like its heroine and like Keri Russell, the plucky, pretty, nimble actress who plays her.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyDennis Harvey

  While aspects verge on sitcom terrain, this tale of a pregnant small-town woman caught between a bad marriage and a risky affair is mostly as funny and charming as intended.

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