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10 Items or Less (2006)

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63

Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 59
Fresh: 37 | Rotten: 22

A small film that relies too heavily on the charm of its big actors.

52

Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 25
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 12

A small film that relies too heavily on the charm of its big actors.

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56

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 23,568

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Movie Info

An aging Hollywood icon whose fear of failure has caused his once-luminous star to smoulder strikes up an unlikely friendship with an acid-tongued checkout clerk while researching his latest role in City of Angels and Moonlight Mile director Brad Silberling's intimate drama. Crippled by his own all-consuming fears, the man who was once Hollywood's hottest icon (Morgan Freeman) is forced to consider a role in a low-budget independent after a series of more lucrative prospects wither away on the

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Drama, Comedy

Apr 27, 2007

$69.3k

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All Critics (66) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (24) | DVD (6)

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

December 8, 2006 Full Review Source: Denver Post
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This is a sharp little slice of whimsy with Freeman giving a funny, very laid-back and sometimes touching performance.

December 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper
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Freeman and Paz winningly play off each other.

December 1, 2006 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle
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The bare-boned simplicity of 10 Items or Less is more a strength than a liability.

December 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Salon.com
Salon.com
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[Brad Silberling is] Frank Capra without the edge.

December 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger
Newark Star-Ledger
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...Strictly remainder-bin material.

December 1, 2006 | Comments (2)
New York Post
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Silberling has shot what feels like the first home movie to get a national release; it's too cute to criticize for anything other than its fluff.

May 15, 2009 Full Review Source: I.E. Weekly
I.E. Weekly

While Freeman and Vega are mildly entertaining, the story is too safe and precious to elicit anything more than a passing sense of amusement.

April 24, 2009 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com
ColeSmithey.com

Se trata de una comedia agridulce, con diálogos inteligentes y dos personajes bien esbozados, que descansa sobre todo en la química entre sus dos protagonistas.

April 29, 2008 Full Review Source: Uruguay Total
Uruguay Total

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.

October 21, 2007 Full Review Source: WBAI Radio
WBAI Radio

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.

October 21, 2007 Full Review Source: WBAI Web Radio
WBAI Web Radio

This is a dazzling piece of character study, set to a breezy, charming tone.

April 30, 2007 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com
DVDTalk.com

The laid-back film is mostly easygoing talk, but Freeman makes you believe this self-effacing superstar genuinely enjoys the company of everyone he meets...

April 26, 2007 Full Review Source: MSN.com
MSN.com

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

April 21, 2007 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com
Filmcritic.com

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.

January 16, 2007 Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com

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.

January 11, 2007 Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews
Murphy's Movie Reviews

...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.

January 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Threat
Film Threat

...Rachman's film makes the case that under the right circumstances anger and outrage and defiance are an art form unto themselves.

December 8, 2006 Full Review Source: Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star

Audience Reviews for 10 Items or Less

Morgan Freeman plays a popular movie star (!) wandering around the real world and helping the little people with a thumbs up and a smile and a jig. Gliding along on the pure charm of its lead (and executive producer) one can almost forget the implied insult. Paz Vega has the unenviable position of portraying "us - in awe". Unbelievable chutzpah.
February 25, 2012
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Nice simple sweet movie. Nothing too exciting, but still nice. Extra 1/2 star for Morgan Freeman, cuz, let's face it, everything is better with Morgan Freeman in it....
October 31, 2010
itsjustme2004

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    5. Him: We're just getting started...
    6. Scarlet: Just getting started.
    7. Him: We never see each other again.
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