Waitress

Don't be fooled. This is not a romantic comedy. It is however, a dark drama with several truly funny moments.

Keri Russell plays a pie-making genius who also happens to be a very unhappy waitress. Her unwanted pregnancy occupies most of her thoughts. The rest of her thoughts go into getting away from her insanely controlling and abusive husband, played coldly by Jeremy Sisto, and inventing pies. The pie parts are funny. The husband parts are sickening.

The bright spots in the main character's life are her OB doctor, her co-workers, and one customer in particular. Nathan Fillion does a fun job of playing the doctor. The co-workers are wonderfully done by Cheryl Hines and writer/director Adrienne Shelly who was murdered prior to the release of the movie.

Andy Griffith plays the brightest star in this tale however. Not only is his character pivotal, it is also the most heart-warming.

This is most of all a movie about starting fresh. The pies are symbolic. The diner is symbolic. There are many life-lessons to take from this story if you can get back it's weaknesses.

Watch this movie with someone who needs to get out of a bad situation but does not really know how.