In the Weeds

Released 2000
Stars Joshua Leonard, Molly Ringwald, Ellen Pompeo, Michael B. Silver, Sam Harris, Eric Bogosian, John Paul Pitoc, Bonnie Root, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Riegert, Caroleen Feeney, Bridget Moynahan
Directed by Michael Rauch

A swanky New York City restaurant is a microcosm of the city in Michael Rauch's refreshingly irreverent romantic comedy. Adam (Joshua Leonard) and Chloe (Molly Ringwald) are a waiter and waitress struggling to find success in the Big Apple; they and their co-workers hash out their personal lives while trying to make ends meet. In the Weeds serves up a delicious slice of the single life, complete with thrills, heartache and everything in between.

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This is a small ensemble film that feels like an off-off-Broadway play, and it's mildly entertaining. I hate to rip on a small film like this because I know how everyone involved pours their hearts into it with little compensation, but I don't understand how a movie like this gets funded. It offers a cast of stereotyped characters that go through the motions of a busy night in a restaurant. It doesn't have anything new to say, and it's not really funny. However, if you like small independent films about twenty-somethings in New York, you might like it. --Bill Alward, August 7, 2005