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10 Items or Less (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 58 Fresh: 36  Rotten:22 Average Rating: 6.2/10
 
Consensus: A small film that relies too heavily on the charm of its big actors.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Theatrical Release: Dec 1, 2006 Limited

Box Office: $69,265

Synopsis: Where does a down-on-his-luck movie star go for inspiration when his career has sputtered to a four-year halt? This is the question director/writer Brad Silberling (LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS) poses for his central character--an unnamed actor played by Morgan... Where does a down-on-his-luck movie star go for inspiration when his career has sputtered to a four-year halt? This is the question director/writer Brad Silberling (LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS) poses for his central character--an unnamed actor played by Morgan Freeman--in 10 ITEMS OR LESS. The answer lies amid the cheap cereal packets and decomposing vegetables of a dilapidated grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles, a location Freeman travels to so he can research a potential comeback role. Once there he encounters Scarlet (Paz Vega), a Spanish cashier who, terminally bored with her life and job, takes out all her grievances on the unsuspecting customers in her 10-Items-or-Less line. At the end of Scarlet's shift, Freeman's character finds himself stranded in this desolate outpost, so he approaches her and the two strike up a deal--she will give him a ride home, but only after he has shadowed her while she finishes her errands for the day. Freeman draws some well-observed comic material from the fish-out-of-water situations his character finds himself in, and Silberling proves his low-budget directorial chops after working on a number of bigger projects. 10 ITEMS OR LESS is a slight piece, coming in around the 80-minute mark, but the interplay between Freeman and Vega really makes the film, with the two actors finding a meaningful balance in the serious and amusing material Silberling has written for them. While Freeman's work is typical of the high quality expected of him, Vega is a revelation. Her feisty, occasionally downtrodden, and remarkably beautiful interpretation of Scarlet provides a strong indication of her potential as an actress, and bigger things will surely follow. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega, Jonah Hill, Bobby Cannavale, Leonardo Nam

Director: Brad Silberling
Producer: Julie Lynn, Lori McCreary
Composer: Antonio Pinto

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 24, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
  • Subtitles - Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Director
  • Behind the Scene - 1. Making of 10 ITEMS OR LESS
  • Trailers - Previews

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A Hollywood hotshot played by Morgan Freeman, befriends a supermarket cashier just so he can get familiar enough with acting like somebody poor, to get into character for his next movie, and the effort fails miserably.

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10/21/07
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06/07/07
Brett Register
Orlando Weekly
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This is a dazzling piece of character study, set to a breezy, charming tone.

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04/30/07
David Cornelius
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3/5

filled with tiny moments that are instantly amusing, then immediately forgotten when the movie's over.

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04/21/07
Christopher Null
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3.5/5

It's ultra low-key as only indie films can be, but there's enough charm and warmth to fill the spaces left by the 'missing' action.

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01/16/07
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com
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This slight piece of work, written and directed by Brad ilberling, has some amusing moments and thanks to the great chemistry between Freeman and Vega is perhaps more enjoyable than it should be.

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01/11/07
Ted Murphy
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5/5

...worth discovering, and it can be discovered by each person who watches it, no matter how many reviews are read, no matter how many friends see it and recommend it. It's just that kind of movie.

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Rory L. Aronsky
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Michael Ordoña
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Though in some ways its plot is never entirely convincing, it is, on its own limited terms, nearly perfect.

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12/18/06
Jeremy C. Fox
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...Rachman’s film makes the case that under the right circumstances anger and outrage and defiance are an art form unto themselves.

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12/08/06
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star
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3/4

So often the bearer of gravitas and dignity, Freeman shows up with a smirk on his face and a song in his heart

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12/08/06
Lisa Kennedy
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10 Items or Less is a cinematic smoothie: refreshing, light, insubstantial.

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12/07/06
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Will go down as tasty as a fast-food guacamole.

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12/07/06
Dennis Schwartz
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As slight as it is wholly disarming.

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12/05/06
David Noh
Film Journal International
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This is a sharp little slice of whimsy with Freeman giving a funny, very laid-back and sometimes touching performance.

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12/04/06
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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As modest and indie-ish as you can get with the delightfulMorgan Freeman flirting with the lovely Paz Vega.

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12/03/06
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve
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A light-hearted and feel-good independent film about two strangers who connect in a way that surprises both of them and enriches their lives: it's one of the best films of the year.

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12/02/06
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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