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Waiting...A Review by Tyler Fosterfor The Following PreviewThe preview of Waiting... that I attended was a back-to-back with George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck. Waiting... went first, and, interestingly enough, Seattle's major press chose to only attend one of the screenings. Fine by me, so did I (I slept through Clooney's movie). If you saw Wedding Crashers or The 40 Year-Old Virgin, you are the audience for this movie. Waiting... is a hilarious, raunchy flick, powered by a stellar cast of comedians and a great script. It's the third funniest movie of the year behind Virgin and The Weather Man, and I loved every minute of it.Monty (Ryan Reynolds) and Dean (Justin Long) are best friends working at a chain restaurant called Shenaniganz, slowly eking their way through life. But after Dean hears about a high school friend who's graduated college with an electrical engineering degree, he begins to wonder if his future is really at Shenaniganz. On top of it all, his manager (Dave Koechner) has offered him a job as assistant manager and asked to make a decision by the end of the day. Meanwhile, Monty trains the new guy, Mitch (John Francis Daley) and schemes to sleep with hostess Natasha (Vanessa Lengies).The script, by Rob McKittrick, is not ambitious, deep, or meaningful, it's just damn funny, a feat it maintains throughout despite some dry spots in the middle. McKittrick's direction is equally on-the-mark, keeping the movie short and the pace snappy, and the film is never boring or confusing. Of course, the directorial job is not exactly a challenge -- one set, not too big, only a couple major stories, but credit has to be given for delivering one of the first great short comedies in a year with long ones, and leaving out any undercurrents of anything pretentious. Comedy is all that matters.Ryan Reynolds is a perfect, smarmy fit for the movie, and while some of his smarminess may get irritating (wasn't for me), there are plenty of other faces to look at if you need a break. Justin Long's performance is right-on-the mark, and whenever the movie feels the need to return to the plot, Long handles it with expertise, making sure it doesn't get in the way of the comedy or complicate the movie. Anna Faris is easy on the eyes and gets some good zingers, while Luis Guzman, Dane cook, Chi McBride, Jordan Ladd and Alanna Ubach all have their moments. Lastly, John Francis Daley almost steals the show with his little moments in an almost silent role as Mitch -- he gets to really shine at the end.What else is there to say? Waiting... is not quantum physics. A hilarious and thankfully short picture with a very funny cast and a smart and complication-free debut by writer/director McKittrick, there's little to pick on about the flick. Another jewel in 2005's comedy lineup, Waiting... avoids the various conventions that Will Ferrell, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller have begun to ingrain in the comedic culture and plays as fresh, funny, and highly entertaining. Not just for those who've worked in a restaurant, but those who have eaten in one, Waiting... is a dirty and very funny movie. Grade: A

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Yea, the wait for "Waiting..." is finally over! We have been working on this one for a long time. "Waiting..." will recieve a wide release Oct. 7th., 2005. The film is written and directed by the talented Rob McKittrick and will be distributed by Lions Gate Films. Make sure to check it out!
-Dean

WAITING... stars Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris and Justin Long as young employees battling boredom at Shenanigan's, a generic chain restaurant.
A waiter for four years since high school, Dean (Justin Long) 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 (Ryan Reynolds) is in exactly the same boat, but he couldn't care less. More concerned with partying, Monty is put in charge of training Mitch (John Francis Daley), a shy new employee. Over the course of one chaotic shift, Mitch gets to know the rest of Shenanigan's quirky staff: Monty's tough-talking ex-girlfriend, Serena (Anna Faris), Shenanigan's over-zealous manager, Dan (David Koechner), and head cook Raddimus (Luis Guzman), who's obsessed with a senseless staff-wide competition known only as "The Game"...
Featuring crazy busboys, unsanitary kitchen antics, and lots of talk about sex, WAITING... is a hysterical, behind-the-scenes look at the restaurant industry, and an affectionate ode to those lost, and thoroughly unproductive, days of youth.

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