\Waiting..."" has such a great ensemble cast that focus is never held on a single character long enough for something funny or interesting to actually happen. In fact, a main character is never even established.
Perhaps it is Mitch (John Francis Daly), the new trainee. He stands back and observes all the chaos without saying a single word until the very end of the movie. Or maybe it is Dean (Justin Long), who is sick of his job and wants to do something else with his life. Despite having an ensemble cast, the absence of a main character and an accompanying plotline turns the movie into a mess of random moments that lead nowhere.
All of these people work at the fictional restaurant Shenanigan's. They spend their days getting revenge on irritating customers, ripping on each other, and playing a game in which one guy exposes himself to another guy. They spend their nights partying with underaged girls, ripping on each other and playing a game in which one guy exposes himself to another guy. This game becomes the central part of the story (if there is a story) and fails to create any really big laughs. The funniest moment concerning the game occurs right in the beginning when the head chef, Raddimus (Luis Guzm??n), demonstrates the rules of the game by using some raw chicken.
The punishment for looking at another man's penis is a few kicks in the butt and being called a homosexual in various ways. The more creative you are with your penis, the more kicks you are allowed to give. Some of the different penile-positions include the ""brain"" and the ""Abraham Lincoln."" Use your imagination.
There are humorous parts, but they are few and far between. What could have been one of the funniest-and grossest-parts is ruined thanks to the trailer. Otherwise, the most hilarious moments probably stem from the sarcastic way in which Ryan Reynolds is able to deliver a line. And while the talented cast members-Reynolds, Long, Daly, Anna Faris, David Koechner, Chi McBride and Dane Cook-have been great in other projects, all are underutilized in ""Waiting...""
The movie just trudges through the eight-hour work day similar to the way an employee trudges through an eight-hour work day. The characters are so bored with their lives that the audience actually begins to get bored along with them. The best moment occurs at the very end when Mitch finally speaks up, but that's a little too late to save the rest of the movie.
Bishop (McBride) is the resident shrink/dishwasher. He's probably the most intelligent one there-though that isn't saying much. At one point he calls gangster-wannabes Nick (Andy Milonakis) and T-Dog (Max Kasch), ""one-dimensional."" Funny, because so is ""Waiting...\
