Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Blistering performances.

We all know this is a hack direct to video sequel; but they would not have made it were there no demand for it. They did a thoughtful and earnest if not flawed job with a large ensemble cast. Not everything worked. It never does. This production was pack with improv people. There were funny lines. But by far the things I found most enjoyable, as a restaurant worker, were the phenomena I deal with everyday. I say this about the original as much as this sequel.Instead of listing every example, I will focus on the performance of Justin Long. He has subsequently disowned this performance in an interview with Peter Travers, something I will discuss later in the review.-After this point there are Spoilers- In the first film, Justin Longs character Dean comes to a self realization and quits. His "ball showing game," as the movie puts it. And this from the sage, weird old black dishwasher.We catch up with Dean at the end of the fi;m, the fabled "District Manager," now an oxycontin/internet porn addicted, alcoholic, jaded prisoner of Sheninigans. He is trapped, despite his attempts to flee. This is all part of a monologue at the bar, capped off with him not paying for his drink. Top Dog at Shenanigans, to be sure.I've seen this a thousand times. Yet Justin Long, in the Peter Travers interview, say he is embarrassed by having anything to do with this movie. It was beneath him, apparently. Perhaps he felt like he sold out, trading his credibility as an artist for something akin to catering to the interests of money and bad taste. Perhaps.Peter Travers then immediately makes reference to the Mac/PC commercials in which Justin Long features so prominently. Perhaps he was thinking about the immortal words of Bill Hicks when he spoke about corporate shills and how they lost any credibility as an artist. I cannot help looking down on Justin Long for his promotion of an organization that keeps millions enslaved and tens of millions mesmerized by plastic playthings. In essence, he has become the cliché he portrayed in Still Waiting.. and is doubly a hypocrite.

Rob McKittrick returns as screenwriter but without Monty (Ryan Reynolds), Serena (Anna Faris), Amy (Kaitlin Doubleday) and Mitch (John Francis Daley) this doesn't feel at all like the same environment. Justin Long's cameo didn't make up for anything.It felt more like a spin-off than a sequel. It's jokes are unfunny and strained the movie's runtime. It felt like it was more near three hours. I couldn't wait for it to end. I didn't laugh once during it's entirety.Calvin's new persona was overdone. It seemed like he changed into Monty whereas in the last film, he despised and loathed Monty. Omitting Mitch was a terrible move. He was a great character. Addition of Ta Ta's and the storyline of the restaurant going under and then being started up elsewhere was tame.Years have passed by and now the restaurant is no longer anything. Waiting was a funny film with lots of great jokes. This film seems more like a part of American Pie's franchise. It gives off the vibe of teenager jokes that are lost on the audience.It's no surprise this wasn't good enough to hit theaters. I would strongly recommend people skipping this and picking up the first film, only. This one isn't worth the time.

I was a big fan of Waiting. Even though I've never worked in a restaurant, I could somehow relate to the plights and pitfalls of the food service industry. A lot of that had to do with writer Rob McKittrick's great script. Now, years later, Rob has penned the sequel to his cult classic and the results, though not as satisfying as the original, are better than you might think.Still Waiting moves the action to a new Shenanigans restaurant where manager Dennis is having some problems. Not only is he having trouble with his personal life, but his restaurant is also facing a crisis. They're losing business to the newly-opened Ta-Ta's Wing Shack next door. So much business in fact that corporate is threatening to shut Dennis down unless he can meet his quarterly expectations. He has one last day to make the $9000 he needs to keep his restaurant open and maybe even get a promotion.With a new restaurant comes a new cast of characters. There's Agnew - a young waiter who's so sarcastic and hateful that he doesn't even realize he's slowly turning into a racist; His girlfriend, Allison, who just started working at Ta-Ta's; Joshua - a guy who's so overworked that he has nightmares about his job; Hank - the bartender who dreams of hitting the big time with his band; Amber - the waitress working to pay her tuition, and Mason - the young cook with a lisp who's hopelessly in love with Amber. There's also a few returning characters. Like Naomi, in all her spiteful alcoholic glory. And Calvin, who's gone from being a love-struck loser to total ladies man and manager of Ta-Ta's. Other old faces show up as well, but I don't want to spoil it for you.The characters are, sadly, not near as good as the original Shenanigan's gang. It's no fault of the actor's either, The mostly unknown cast make the best with what they've been given. The characters this time around are just not as interesting. For example, I could've done completely without the Joshua character and would've like to have seen more of the Mason-Amber mini-plot.The story is a bit weak as well. Whereas in the first film, amidst all the dirty jokes, there was a story about that point in your life where you have to ask yourself "Just where am I going?": Still Waiting doesn't seem to have anything other than the "are they gonna make enough money?" plot. You'd think they would, especially with the new girl at the Wing Shack subplot, but it's just not there.All in all, Still Waiting has it's moments. It's pretty funny and way better than the majority of direct-to-DVD sequels out there. If you loved the original, you'll probably like this one. Key word being "like".

While this one was not as good as i expected it was okay. Didn't like the whole set up of two different diners and how they set the "plot" of the movie also i enjoyed the first movie much better with the original characters. Most of the movie was about Shenaniganz and Ta-Ta's competing and how Shenaniganz has to make a $9000.00 day. And how most of the movie is that the New Manager of Shenaniganz is trying to become district manager...I also wish a lot of the characters from the first are still in this one i do not like some of the new people they have in this movie and how they act. And i don't like how much they changed Calvin either. This film over all was not a 10 but it is worth the watch...So enjoy it for what its worth.