Still Waiting... (2009) (V)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Jeff Balis

Writers (WGA):

Rob McKittrick (written by)
Rob McKittrick (characters)

Release Date:

17 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

On the last night of the fiscal quarter, Dennis, Shenanigan's manager, will be promoted to district manager if they have a $9000 day...

Plot Keywords:

Manager | Cook | Restaurant | Employee | Bar

Cast

Adam Carolla	...	Ken Halsband
John Michael Higgins	...	Dennis
Rob Benedict	...	Calvin (as Robert Patrick Benedict)
Steve Howey	...	Agnew
Rob Kerkovich	...	Mason
Andy Milonakis	...	Nick
Alanna Ubach	...	Naomi
Phillip Vaden	...	Joshua
Chris Williams	...	Chuck
Chi McBride	...	Bishop
Luis Guzmán	...	Raddimus (as Luis Guzman)
Max Kasch	...	Theo
Vanessa Lengies	...	Natasha
Kirk Fox	...	Hank
Amanda Loncar	...	Suzy

Also Known As:

Waiting... 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content throughout including graphic dialogue, and for language, nudity and drug use.

Runtime:

88 min | 90 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Eden Rock Media

Goofs:

Continuity: Position of glasses of milk in the beginning of the movie when Dennis is talking to his mother at breakfast.

Movie Connections:

References The Breakfast Club (1985)

Soundtrack:

Still Waiting Rap

A very weak sequel

Inside the recent avalanche of comedies targeted to the young adults spectators (at the style of,for example,director and producer Judd Apatow's and actor Will Ferrell's works),one of my favourite ones was Waiting.Strictly speaking,the film was far from being great; its story was almost non-existent,its direction lacked of any style or vision,and it had also had poor cinematography and weak edition.However,in spite of all that fails,I had enjoyed that movie pretty much because of its cynical and irreverent sense of humor and because of its picturesque characters,who were perfectly balanced between reality and parody; in other words, they were over the top,but they had never lost their humanity.Now,4 years later,the sequel of that film,called Still Waiting...,is released straight-to-DVD and it is obvious it tried to equal the chemistry between the cast and the humor from the screenplay of the first movie.However,this sequels falls short on every level,at the same time,it is an unnecessary and boring sequel.Besides,when the initial credits are the best moment from a movie,we are in serious trouble.Various members from the cast of the first movie refused to participate in here.I missed Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris on this movie.Justin Long and Chi McBride make brief appearances,but their presence feel very forced.I think the best members from the cast on this movie are Andy Milonakis,Alanna Ubach and Luis Guzmán.On the main character,John Michael Higgins feels a little bit bland.He is one of those actors who have familiar faces,but they are not too well known (I think his most famous work was on the atrocious TV series Kath and Kim,and,besides of that,I have seen him on movies like The Break-Up and Yes Man).However,although his performance on this movie is a little bit weak,I do not think it was his fault,but the screenplay's,because his character was simply not well written.Still Waiting... is a poor and boring sequel to a very enjoyable film.I think I did not laugh more than two or three occasions on this movie and that means there is something wrong with the screenplay.The initial and final credits result entertaining,but the rest of the movie unfortunately do not.Skip Still Waiting...,and try to see Waiting instead.