Waiting... (2005)

OK so maybe I had the wrong expectations about Waiting..., a quite conventional drama/comedy. Rather than a sociological account of the insecure working conditions of the precariat, we get a film focusing on young people and their immature jargon. Almost: American Pie in a McJob setting. Still, there are some interesting things about this film and it is that it actually takes an interest in work. We meet a group of kids working in a diner. They are aware that their friends who have other jobs look down on them, and most of them try to convince themselves that this thing is just temporary. The film clearly tries to show the boredom of dead-end jobs, but instead of really looking at that existence, the film gets lost in an extravagant plot and stale jokes.