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directed by: Brad Silberling starring: Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega, Jonah Hill, Alexandra Berardi, Bobby Cannavale  List Price: $14.98 Grab Discount Price: $10.99 You Save: $3.99 (27%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: FIRST LOOK HOME ENTERTAINMENT EAN: 0687797117694 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: First Look Pictures Manufacturer: First Look Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: First Look Pictures Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 24, 2007 Running Time: 82 minutes Studio: First Look Pictures Theatrical Release Date: December 01, 2006 Sales Rank: 13354 MPN: FLPD11769D Related Items: Editorial Review: Description: Once the center of Hollywood, an aging actor finds that his fear of failure has made his career dry up, and he’s now forced to consider a role in a small independent movie. While researching for the role, he stumbles into Scarlet, a spitfire check out clerk at a Latino community market. Soon abandoned by his driver, the world famous actor must rely on Scarlet to lead him back to his side of the tracks. This trek through Los Angeles features richly unexpected situations, chance encounters, and personal revelation that neither character could ever have anticipated. Discount Shopping: Morgan Freeman isn't really in every movie that's been made recently; it only seems that way. And considering the variety of roles he's had, it's perhaps appropriate that he plays himself in 10 Items or Less. Well, not exactly--Freeman's character has no name, but he is a recognizable actor who's also known as a voice-over specialist, and several references are made to a movie he made with Ashley Judd (although its title is neither Kiss the Girls nor High Crimes, two actual Freeman-Judd flicks). As directed and written by Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, plus a long list of TV credits), the actor is considering taking a part as a store manager in an indie production (his first film role in four years--nudge nudge, wink wink). His research brings him to Archie's Ranch Market, a grim spot in featureless Carson, California, where he meets Scarlet (Paz Vega, Spanglish), who handles the titular check-out line, a dead-end job which, added to her terrible marriage, makes for one unhappy rancher. Finding himself stranded at the store (his driver has vanished, he can't get his agent on the phone, and he doesn't even know his own home number), the gregarious actor takes the feisty, smart-mouthed Scarlet under his wing, prepping her for an interview for a better job, pitching in when she takes her Gremlin to a car wash, helping her pick out some new duds at Target (where the rich movie star discovers the many wonders of discount retailing), and generally bringing her out of her funk; the two bond, and she drives him back to Brentwood. Story-wise, that's about it, which makes the film almost entirely character-driven. That's not a bad thing by any means, but despite Freeman's and Vega's winning performances, 10 Items or Less is little more than a slight, amusing diversion. --Sam Graham Average Rating:
 Rating:  - If You Do Not Believe In Yourself, See This Movie!Scarlet is a young woman who has no faith in herself and her abilitities. She feels completely alienated from bettering herself. She's been a checker for 6 years, no upwardly mobile prospects,and as she says, "never had a job where I could sit down." In the wealthier parts of town, where Scarlet visibly feels completely out of place,and walking to the enormous, intimidating "temple" building of the construction receptionist job, you know she'd have cut and run if "Him" wasn't there ... Read More Rating:  - Condescending and pretentious!It's funny when you see an actor, Morgan Freeman, playing himself. You really get to find out how uninteresting a person he really is. If it's being condescending in Target, as though he's in some heavenly dimension, or if it is Morgan simply repeating everything "Scarlett" says, as though we didn't hear it the first time. Or it somehow means more to the audience when Freeman repeats it?....GREAT DIALOGUE!!! Freeman helped produce this garbage. Paz Vega is alright, at least she ... Read More Rating: - Great interaction between Freeman and VegaWhat a great short movie by Morgan Freeman; an actor with no name, but "Did a film with Ashley Judd." He's doing research for an upcoming film project and starts off at a small grocery store (Jonah Hill - "The Kid" drops him off in his van) where he meets Paz Vega (Scarlet); who is beautifully cast as the disgruntled checker of a small grocery store. She reluctantly gives Freeman a ride home as she leaves work; because he forgot his phone number for his ride and "The Kid" fails to return ... Read More Rating: - Pure Freeman with a dash of VegaThe good, the bad (near zero, unusual for any film) and the technical is already in the other reviews. I write this as a Morgen Freeman connoisseur and lifelong fan. This film is pure Freeman, notwithstanding the lovely Paz Vega in the co-star seat. Released in 2006, almost two years to the day of Freeman's horrifying car accident, this little gem of a film is something that should be shown in schools (well, no... too much "f" word). It reveals not only the true, distilled essence of what it ... Read More Rating:  - Getting back your lifeHe's (Morgan Freeman) not making a commitment, he's just doing research. He's a known actor, who's made a film with Ashley Judd, but hasn't been in a film in four years. The indie film company drops him off in a market where he meets Scarlet. Scarlet (Vega) is the 10 items or less aisle checker. She's running the market while the manager and his new girlfriend (Scarlet is his ex) are messing around. When Freeman's ride home doesn't show up, Scarlet takes him home on her way to ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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