Waitress

Director: Adrienne Shelly
Rating: 8/10

Once in a lifetime, you come across a story that has it all: poetic merit, romance, feminism and art. Meet Jenna, an unhappily married woman, whose husband bullies her and to top it all up, gets her pregnant against her will.Her only solace and biggest talent is baking ingenious pies (like 'The Bad Baby Pie', for instance)   for the diner she works in. An extra-marital affair with her gynecologist, and several weaknesses later (which are making you hate Jenna for being oh-so-spineless), Jenna gives birth to a baby girl and miracle! She grows a spine! Suddenly, from being a much used and abused woman, she transforms into a strong, powerful mother, who won't let her daughter go through what she has gone through and in order to be the ideal mother and a role model for her girl, she asserts her independence! 

I have pretty much given away everything this movie has to offer but if you're reading this and are remotely interested in watching it, here's why you should go for it:

• If you're one of those people who think a woman's life is literally over after marriage and her ambitions go down the drain after a baby, watch this to be proven wrong.
• If you believe all a woman can do is shed tears over her plight, watch this movie to be proven wrong.
• If you believe you're that woman who is timid and doesn't have the courage to fight things that cause you your misery, watch this movie to be inspired.
• If you have ever wondered how to walk out of an abusive or self degrading relationship, watch this movie to find out how easy it really is actually!

All in all, watch this movie to grow as a person, to change your point-of-view, or simply, because you need a break from the usual chick-flicks that end in the usual way.