James Croot The Post NZ Feb 23, 2023 2/5

As routine and bland as the food our protagonists are forced to serve.

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Steve Persall Tampa Bay Times Apr 28, 2020 F

We can handle anything a prankster like McKittrick can dish out, if he doesn't treat us like the customer in Waiting who sends an undercooked steak back to the kitchen. He thinks comedy is all bodily fluids and cruel gutter talk...

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Rubin Safaya Cinemalogue Apr 28, 2020

Instead, it fizzles like the stale beer served at a bad restaurant...

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Philip French Observer (UK) Apr 28, 2020

A repellent American comedy...

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Scott Tobias AV Club Apr 28, 2020

Were the dialogue funnier and the characters more endearing, the film's total lack of forward momentum would be a winning quality...

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Mar 19, 2011 2.5/4

...a spare premise that's utilized to surprisingly positive effect...

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Heather Boerner Common Sense Media Dec 18, 2010 2/5

An undercooked, overdone raunchy comedy.

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Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Apr 29, 2009

It made me laugh. Out loud, a lot, and wildly, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Apr 19, 2009 C

Luis Guzman is especially funny as a sex-crazed head cook obsessed with a staff game that becomes a centerpiece of the film's humor.

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Christopher Smith Bangor Daily News (Maine) Jul 26, 2007 C-

Some jokes hit their mark, but mostly in "Waiting%u2026," what you're really waiting for is inspiration.

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Andrew Pulver Guardian Jun 3, 2006 2/5

Pretty much everything that happens, and everyone who appears, seems to have been machine-tooled to appeal to the slacker constituency.

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Jun 3, 2006 2.5/5

For what's essentially a raucous, gross-out comedy, this is a surprisingly tame film.

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Bob Grimm Sacramento News & Review Jun 3, 2006 2/5

Trying to do for steakhouses what Caddyshack did for golf courses, this meager movie aims to make the world of baked potatoes and porterhouses a haven for memorable profanity.

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Matthew Turner ViewLondon Jun 3, 2006 1/5

You'd have more fun actually working in a restaurant. Probably.

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Brian Mckay eFilmCritic.com Mar 27, 2006 4/5

Despite its flaws, it really is a funny, witty, and suprisingly charming slob comedy

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Kevin Biggers FilmStew.com Feb 7, 2006

McKittrick neglects to realize that his target audience (males, ages 18-25) presumably aren't interested in seeing or hearing about the male genitalia at any time...

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David Cornelius eFilmCritic.com Jan 30, 2006 1/5

We have to watch [the cast] struggle and squirm just to make each scene not as horrible as the last.

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Jason Zingale Bullz-Eye.com Dec 6, 2005 2.5/5

For anyone who has ever worked in the restaurant industry, Waiting may just be the funniest movie you've ever seen. And for those who haven't, it's probably one of the dumbest films you're likely to see all year.

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Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Dec 2, 2005

Subplots include a running gag where the guys all compete at flashing their dicks. You know it's a 21st century movie because the characters are self-conscious about their sexism and homophobia.

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Eric Goldman IGN Nov 10, 2005 3/5

A silly, awkward, but sometimes very funny movie.

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