Waitress Helen Roberts, on probation, gets caught up in a hunt for a mysterious valuable cargo at her workplace. Pursued by cops and crooks alike, she finds herself innocently embroiled in a violent clash.
Is this thing worth an hour of your life? If you like movies that move fast and don't care much for fancy setups, yeah, Night Waitress is a solid pick. It’s for the folks who get a kick out of dusty black-and-white crime dramas where everyone is either holding a cigarette or a grudge. If you need big budgets or fancy d...
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Lew Landers
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"Is this thing worth an hour of your life? If you like movies that move fast and don't care much for fancy setups, yeah, Night Waitress is a solid pick. It’s for the folks who get a kick out of dusty black-and-white crime dramas where everyone is either holding a cigarette or a grudge. If you need big budgets or fancy dialogue, you’re gonna hate this one. It's rough around the edges and knows it. The whole thing feels like a sprint. You barely get to know Helen before she’s already being chased ..."
Marcus Goodrich, Golda Draper, Samuel J. Warshawsky
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