Waiting...

I'd like to start off by saying this movie is dirty. It's dirty and not suitable for many viewers. I would also like to say this is probably the funniest movie I've seen yet in 2006. So take that as you want to, just don't come running to me if you're offended by it. For a line-up we have Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle), Anna Faris (Scary Movie, Lost in Translation, Brokeback Mountain), Justin Long (Galaxy Quest, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie), David Koechner (Wag the Dog, Dirty Work, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The 40 Year Old Virgin), Luis Guzmán (Carlito's Way, Boogie Nights, Mystery Men, Magnolia, Traffic, The Salton Sea, Punch-Drunk Love, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events), Chi McBride (Gone in Sixty Seconds, "Boston Public", The Terminal, I, Robot), John Francis Daley ("Freaks and Geeks" Do I really need to say anything else?), Alanna Ubach, (Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, "Beakman's World", Clockwatchers), Robert Patrick Benedict (Kicking & Screaming), Dane Cook (Mystery Men, "Crank Yankers"). I'd like to say that John Francis Daley, Luis Guzmán and Dane Cook were just amazing in this. Not that I was really surprised, these are some really solid actors. I think their previous accomplishments can speak for themselves. I have to admit I was really looking forward to this movie by the commercials and previews, but after the movie came out, I almost wrote it off because of what I read on Rotten Tomatoes about it. Once again, I have to say that the critics were wrong when it came to my tastes. I usually trust this site, but it's definitely not 100%. Eric Dubya Davis was the man of the hour by coming through with a glowing report that re-encouraged me to give this little gem a try. The story line is basically a 24hr time period in the lives of the employees from Shananiganz, a chain restaurant that embodies most American sit down places - Applebees, Chili's, Ruby Tuesday, TGIF, Outback, etc. There's also a new guy and we get to see a peek into everybody's lives while he is being trained and trying to adjust to the slap-in-the-face culture of his new place of employment. A lot of the customers fit the stereotypes of poor tippers, flirters, jerks, etc, etc, etc. Watching some of the extras helped explain some things as you learn the writer/director added a lot of his own life experiences from being a waiter himself. As I said before, this movie is hilarious, but there's a good chance you could be offended. So watch at your own risk.