Aid and Trade

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Movie description upon his arrival at shenaniganz, a suburban chain restaurant bedecked with decorative knick-knacks, new wait staff trainee mitch (john francis daley) is placed under the wing of monty (ryan reynolds), a veteran who first informs his young charge that all male employees engage in a game in which the object is to get others to unwittingly look at your genitals. Unwittingly, mitch has stumbled into a world where servers--such as angry naomi (alana ubach), and coquettish serena (anna faris), along with a rowdy kitchen staff--led by randy raddimus (luis guzman)--are at constant war with their demanding, low-tipping customers. Meanwhile, waiter dean (justin long) must decide whether to take a promotion to manager or set out for brighter horizons beyond birthday songs and whimsically-named appetizers. The first film from writer-director rob mckittrick has a low-budget charm that is well suited to the realistic desperation below its crowd-pleasing gross-out humor. Long is a likeable straight man to reynolds’ wisecracking ringleader, while chi mcbride and indie veteran ubach (clockwatchers) add texture in their supporting roles. A cousin in crudity to kevin smith’s subdivision-themed comedies, waiting will score a bull’s-eye with service industry pros or anyone who prefers their comedy to originate from below the belt.