Still Waiting... (2009) (V)

Avaliação/usuário:

5,2/10   

Diretor:

Jeff Balis

Writers (WGA):

Rob McKittrick (written by)
Rob McKittrick (characters)

Release Date:

17 Fevereiro 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

On the last night of the fiscal quarter, Dennis, Shenanigan's manager, will be promoted to district manager if they have a $9000 day...

Plot Keywords:

Manager | Cook | Restaurant | Employee | Bar

Comentários dos usuários:

Has it's flaws, but still enjoyable

Cast

Adam Carolla	...	Ken Halsband
John Michael Higgins	...	Dennis
Rob Benedict	...	Calvin (as Robert Patrick Benedict)
Steve Howey	...	Agnew
Rob Kerkovich	...	Mason
Andy Milonakis	...	Nick
Alanna Ubach	...	Naomi
Phillip Vaden	...	Joshua
Chris Williams	...	Chuck
Chi McBride	...	Bishop
Luis Guzmán	...	Raddimus (as Luis Guzman)
Max Kasch	...	Theo
Vanessa Lengies	...	Natasha
Kirk Fox	...	Hank
Amanda Loncar	...	Suzy

Conhecida como:

Waiting... 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content throughout including graphic dialogue, and for language, nudity and drug use.

Duração:

88 min | 90 min (unrated version)

País:

USA

Língua:

English

Color:

Color

Censura:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Eden Rock Media

Goofs:

Continuity: Position of glasses of milk in the beginning of the movie when Dennis is talking to his mother at breakfast.

Movie Connections:

References The Breakfast Club (1985)

Soundtrack:

Still Waiting Rap

Has it's flaws, but still enjoyable

I was a big fan of Waiting. Even though I've never worked in a restaurant, I could somehow relate to the plights and pitfalls of the food service industry. A lot of that had to do with writer Rob McKittrick's great script. Now, years later, Rob has penned the sequel to his cult classic and the results, though not as satisfying as the original, are better than you might think.

Still Waiting moves the action to a new Shenanigans restaurant where manager Dennis is having some problems. Not only is he having trouble with his personal life, but his restaurant is also facing a crisis. They're losing business to the newly-opened Ta-Ta's Wing Shack next door. So much business in fact that corporate is threatening to shut Dennis down unless he can meet his quarterly expectations. He has one last day to make the $9000 he needs to keep his restaurant open and maybe even get a promotion.

With a new restaurant comes a new cast of characters. There's Agnew - a young waiter who's so sarcastic and hateful that he doesn't even realize he's slowly turning into a racist; His girlfriend, Allison, who just started working at Ta-Ta's; Joshua - a guy who's so overworked that he has nightmares about his job; Hank - the bartender who dreams of hitting the big time with his band; Amber - the waitress working to pay her tuition, and Mason - the young cook with a lisp who's hopelessly in love with Amber. There's also a few returning characters. Like Naomi, in all her spiteful alcoholic glory. And Calvin, who's gone from being a love-struck loser to total ladies man and manager of Ta-Ta's. Other old faces show up as well, but I don't want to spoil it for you.

The characters are, sadly, not near as good as the original Shenanigan's gang. It's no fault of the actor's either, The mostly unknown cast make the best with what they've been given. The characters this time around are just not as interesting. For example, I could've done completely without the Joshua character and would've like to have seen more of the Mason-Amber mini-plot.

The story is a bit weak as well. Whereas in the first film, amidst all the dirty jokes, there was a story about that point in your life where you have to ask yourself "Just where am I going?": Still Waiting doesn't seem to have anything other than the "are they gonna make enough money?" plot. You'd think they would, especially with the new girl at the Wing Shack subplot, but it's just not there.

All in all, Still Waiting has it's moments. It's pretty funny and way better than the majority of direct-to-DVD sequels out there. If you loved the original, you'll probably like this one. Key word being "like".