I'll have another serving...

I enjoyed Adrienne Shelly's film, Waitress, and am saddened to learn it is her last. Keri Russell plays Jenna, a waitress whose jerk of a husband announces his arrival by multiple unecessary blasts on his car horn each day when he picks her up from work. (of course that is truly the LEAST of his sins) Much of the story centers around Jenna's desire to escape her horrible marriage and complicating matters is the unplanned pregnancy which she manages to hide from her husband until she is 5 months along. Andy Griffith, plays Old Joe, the owner of the restaurant who comes in each day to torment the waitresses, to savor Jenna's pie creations, and to occasionally dispense wisdom. At the outset the film reminded me of The Good Girl with Jennifer Aniston, but this was much more uplifting and sweet, not to mention mouthwatering...

One of the highlights was Jenna's crazy pie inventions with their notable names:

Jenna: I Hate My Husband Pie... You take bittersweet chocolate and don't sweeten it. You make it into a pudding and drown it in caramel...
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Jenna: Earl Murders Me Because I'm Having An Affair Pie... You smash blackberries and raspberries into a chocolate crust...
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Jenna: I Can't Have No Affair Because It's Wrong And I Don't Want Earl To Kill Me Pie... Vanilla custard with banana. Hold the banana...
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Jenna: Pregnant Miserable Self Pitying Loser Pie... Lumpy oatmeal with fruitcake mashed in. Flambé of course