I just bought the movie Waitress. I hadn't seen it in the theaters, but I bought the DVD anyway. I was feeling a bit adventurous and was in the mood for what I thought the movie would be.

It's was everything I thought it would be and more.

The movie was a lot like The Good Girl, but with much better writing. Adrienne Shelly wrote, directed and performed in the film. This woman was fierce and her talent undeniable. (Sadly, she was killed in her home in Tribeca, November 2006).

Shelly had a knack for storytelling and understood the importance of truth in comedy. Here are three of my favorite quotes from the film (clear evidence of Shelly's genius):

#1
Jena: Cal?
Cal: Yeah?
Jena: Are you happy? I mean, would you call yourself happy man?
Cal: Well if you're asking a serious question, I'll tell you, happy enough. Don't expect much, don't give much, don't get much. I generally enjoy whatever comes up. That's my truth. Summed up for your feminine judgement. I'm happy enough.

#2
Jena: Dear baby, I hope someday somebody wants to hold you for 20 minutes straight and that's all they do. They don't pull away. They don't look at your face. They don't try to kiss you. All they do is wrap you up in their arms and hold on tight without an ounce of selfishness to it.

#3
Jena: And then I was addicted baby. I was addicted to sayin' things and having them matter to someone.

Just a good movie, plain and simple. Rent it. Buy it. Enjoy it.