Keri Russell, in her heftiest role since 1998’s ‘Felicity’, plays Jenna, a small-town waitress who escapes the drudgery of life by baking ever-so-tasty pies. She’s married to volatile, control freak Earl (Jeremy Sisto), and the news of an unwanted pregnancy leaves her with an instant case of morning sickness. 
To channel her frustrations, she whips up a new recipe, “Baby Screaming Its Hard Off In The Middle Of The Night And Ruining My Life Pie,” a cheesecake coated with brandy brushed pecans and nutmeg.
Unlike most movies where a woman becomes pregnant and it promptly changes her life for the better, Jenna spends her whole pregnancy displeased about it.
This isn’t the life she wanted for herself but it’s the one she got, and she’ll make the most of it–even if it involves sleeping with her clumsily appealing gynecologist (Nathan Fillion), who is also married.
It’s entirely inappropriate, but Waitress doesn’t try to win you over with its flawless, Stepford Wife characters. It’s about people trying to find their slice of happiness, often in foolish places, and its uncalculated journey is what makes it so refreshing.
Waitress review via CinemaBlend.com
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