By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Andrew Bujalski
Starring: Ann LeuVoy | Dylan Gelula | Elizabeth Trieu | Haley Lu Richardson | Krista Hayes | Regina Hall | Zoe Graham
Country: united_states
Year: 2018
Running time: 93
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6859352/reference
Chris says “Building on the underrated RESULTS, Andrew Bujalski’s sixth feature might be his most satisfying one to date. Using a Hooter’s-like restaurant called Double Whammie’s as its unlikely setting, he portrays what amounts to a makeshift workplace family that comes across as genuine and nuanced as one you might’ve actually been a part of.
“As its matriarch/general manager Lisa, Regina Hall delivers one of the year’s best performances, but the ensemble is terrific as well, especially Shayna MacHayle (a real find in her film debut) as her right hand/confidante, the great Lea De Laria as an adoring customer and Haley Lu Richardson (COLUMBUS) as an extremely energetic young waitress.
“Over roughly one day, we see the careful ecosystem Lisa has fought to maintain in the restaurant and how it all too easily devolves into chaos in her absence. While a few scenes could’ve been edited more tightly (such as the rooftop finale), I ca n’t think of another recent film so perceptive and engaging (and not patronizing) in its depiction of contemporary working class America. 4.5 cats“