Mum and I went to the see Waitress tonight as part of a 612ABC sneak preview for the upcoming BIFF (Brisbane International Film Festival). I am looking forward to BIFF as this year I am actually going to go to some of the movies been shown. I have highlighted I think 35 odd movies that I like the look of. However, as of next week I am getting an extra 8 hours a week at work, which I will enjoy for the money side of matters but since I do work at night it is going to cut into my planned BIFF time.
The waitress was a crack up of a movie, it was sad in parts but other parts just had you laughing and laughing and laughing. And gosh some of those pies that she made up just looked and sounded incredible. Kerri Russell was delightful and a much more developed actress than she was in the last movie I saw with her in Mad About Mambo. However it was the supporting cast that really made the movie for me. Joe the grumpy old man who owns the pie shop, Earl the husband who is not much of a husband, the two other waitresses Becky and Dawn, Ogie the guy who just doesn’t give up and so much more. It was a really great movie with just the right amount of quirk in it. I would like to make a couple of the pies mentioned in the movie and in particular the “Earl Murders Me Because I’m Having An Affair Pie” which as per Jenna’s commentary is “You smash blackberries and raspberries into a chocolate crust.†mmmmm.
The night was going so well until we tried to pay at the parking on our way. In short close to 45minutes and numerous phone calls later we managed to get out of the parking as the machines were extremely poorly designed and don’t like any coins that aren’t minty fresh. One guess who I am ringing in the morning to give a piece of my mind to.
oooh i want to see the waitress. i’ve liked keri russel ever since felicity.
so – I was thinking that I quite fancy that film about the conspiracy of US film ppl not letting in the underdog films. I don’t remember what it’s called. Probably because I have an attention span of a gold fish. Although I am certain that such a statement is offensive to goldfish. Unless they are the biscuit kind.
Or may be ‘Gail the goldfish’ from west wing. Who regularly changes the interior design of her bowl to suit the episode. Thus she must be quite the intelligent goldfish.
Anyway – if you could tell me if you are thinking of going to this film (there must be some small chance of it being at least one out of your selected 35) may be I could tag along? / meet up? Although – I hope the session you are wanting to go to is at a venue with better parking facilities this time.