WAITRESS opens in select theaters in New York and LA on May 2nd and has attracted abundant praise from the media, scoring no less than 91% on Rotten Tomatoes' "Tomatometer" and "Certified Fresh."

Below you can read some snippets of these great reviews and click to their respective articles on the Web.

• “An irresistible helping of delicious fun!”
--Claudia Puig, USA TODAY (More here.)

• "Writer-director Adrienne Shelly took such perishable ingredients as wit, daring, poignancy, whimsy and romance, added passionate feelings plus the constant possibility of joy, decorated her one-of-a-kind production with pastel colors and created a delicious comedy that is close to perfection."
--Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal (More here.)

• "Keri Russell is absolutely radiant in this witty, heartening depiction of female friendship and loyalty."
--Christy Lemire, Associated Press (More here.)

• "A vibrant and uplifting comedy. Keri Russell is tartly irresistible."
--Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly (More here.)

• "A scrumptious romantic comedy that balances the tart with the zany, the whimsical and the dangerous"
--Kevin Crust, The Los Angeles Times (More here.)

• “Satisfying and surprising... it is by turns tart and sweet, charming and tough.”
--A.O. Scott, The New York Times (More here.)

• “’Waitress’ is wise, humble and effortlessly funny. A fairy tale with a lump in its throat that’s beautifully bittersweet, just like one of Jenna’s signature pies. It is an easy film to love.”
--Devin Gordon, Newsweek (More here.)

• “Two thumbs up."
--Richard Roeper & Christy Lemire, Guest Critic, "Ebert & Roeper" (More here.)

Also be sure to check out this feature on the best pie eateries in New York (and mentions WAITRESS) from New York magazine.