Memorable, crazy movie

Crappy film

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

The story is simple. A waitress has an abusive husband and she get's pregnant and goes to the local doctor for consultation and she falls in love with him and between them begins a love romance.I'm truly amazed by the high rating. I don't say it's a bad movie just that is simple and nothing too fancy about it. Just the drama of an ordinary American woman and her daily routines at work and at home. Also we are not told why her husband has this vile behavior for his wife, in fact what she ever do to him that deserves this treatment? There a many movies with mystery in witch a review is hard to write because after you watched you still don't get it, even if you watch more then once but here is not the case so I still think is a too appreciate film for it's trite content. If you are bored in one afternoon and you are in the mood to watch a story life, this is a good pick, but that's all.

This movie touched me in so many ways... I could relate to every character and the casting was great. The story was original and the way the pies were used in it was fabulous. I cannot remember a comedy/romance that I have enjoyed in many years and was so impressed with the writing and directing. So, after the movie ended, I looked up the cast and crew and noticed that Adrienne Shelly who played "Dawn" had died at a really young age and saw that she was also the writer and director. Wow! So impressed! Of course I researched her and found out about her horrific death and was devastated. I think she would have made many more amazing movies which I would have made sure to see each and every one of them.

No matter if the ingredients that go into making one's life, look a bit awkward and tacky at times, it can all taste's delicious if you are willing to make an effort –is the message this movie gives without being preachy. That's just about it. It's a movie you will watch and feel good about for an hour or two and forget it. Casting is top-notch and all the actors do a great job with Nathan Fillion being the top pick for me as a guilty-fumbling doctor who falls in love head over heals. As for the other technicalities, the movie does a wonderful job of creating an American small-town ambiance. And the cooking (Pie-making) scenes are the best I have ever seen in a movie.

The story of a young pie cook and waitress, Jenna (played by gorgeous Keri Russell), who struggles to survive emotionally to the tyranny of a jealous and possessive husband in a small town in southern USA.I did not think it was an independent film worthy of Sundance, --where, however, triumphed--, but rather a Hollywood film. The film has an interesting script, but it's too pretentious as touches too many issues (domestic violence, loneliness, deception, creative cuisine, unwanted pregnancy, the need to escape the village and her husband to have a better life) but none of them deep enough or with enough originality.Several elements deserve praise. Firstly, the culinary part. The food and pastries that Jenna creates are an emotional expression of her daily mood and feelings, and the scenes connected with their preparation are beautifully presented, filmed with intimacy and warmth; it somewhat reminds me of the emotional food story presented in Like Water for Chocolate. Secondly, the relationship(predictable and many times told) between Jenna and the grumpy old man who owns the Cafe where she works, played by a delightful Andy Griffith. Thirdly, the dialogs between the three waitresses and their personal stories, really nice and funny, with that southern accent full of grammatical inaccuracies so charming! Finally, the unloving letters that Jenna writes to her unborn child. Moreover, the film has beautiful colors, a 1950s feeling in it too, and a great cheerfulness, that makes the watching very enjoyable.The three waitresses Keri Russell, Cheryl Hines and Adrienne Shelley) are great in their roles, but are Jeremy Sisto, as the insecure and jealous husband, and Griffith, the ones that really stand out and steal the show.