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10 Items or Less

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 20 critic reviews
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Based on 9 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy | Drama
Written by: Brad Silberling
Directed by: Brad Silberling
Release Date:
Theatrical: December 1, 2006
DVD: April 24, 2007
Running Time: 82 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for language
Starring Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega, Jonah Hill, Alexandra Berardi, Bobby Cannavale, Anne Dudek, and Jennifer Echols
While researching a role as a supermarket manager, a major movie star (Freeman) befriends a feisty store clerk (Vega), and the initially mismatched pair soon discovers common ground.
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What The Critics Said
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Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
An amiable demonstration of how two charismatic actors and a relaxed writer-director (Brad Silberling) can squeeze an enjoyable movie out of practically nothing.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein
Proceeds at that pace to an ending that is as inevitable as it is poignant.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
Ten Items or Less is not landmark cinema nor is it deeply thought-provoking, but it's smart, funny, knowledgeable about life and people, and a crowd-pleaser.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Jessica Reaves
Moves at an agreeable, meandering pace but never loses its verve or its sharp humor.
Read Full Review >The New York Times A.O. Scott
This is a picture with nothing to prove, and not all that much to say, but its modesty and good humor make it hard to resist.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Michael Ordona
10 Items or Less is not deep, but it's a charming enough diversion to spend a day with two likable people.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek
It's nice to see a bit of intimate, offhanded moviemaking that focuses on actors, as opposed to stars.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
Freeman is clearly enjoying himself, but his charisma and heavyweight presence can't quite redeem this featherweight concoction.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Ty Burr
10 Items or Less is nearly an acting class exercise, except for the fact that these two have long since graduated.
Read Full Review >Variety Robert Koehler
Interplay between a jaunty Freeman as an unemployed movie star and the magnetic Paz Vega as a no-nonsense grocery store checker gives pic humanity and lift.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer
By the end, 10 Items Or Less has the obnoxiousness of a vanity project. Freeman is having a better time than we are.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Bill White
So slight that it barely qualifies as a movie, 10 Items or Less squeaks by on the charm of its leads.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen
Ends up having all the satisfying substance of a supermarket impulse item.
Read Full Review >Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
It's just a little film that strives to be likable, and is less so than it might have been.
New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Every potentially worthwhile or amusing moment in writer-director Brad Silberling's 10 Items or Less could be told in 10 minutes or less, with credits included.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
It all feels like an insubstantial short that's been stretched to the breaking point.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
I don't know if it's ickier to assume that writer-director Brad Silberling (Moonlight Mile) thinks the culture-clash jokes he pushes in 10 Items or Less are charming because they're earnest, or because they're tongue-in-cheek. Either way, this sale is void.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
A good-natured but failed experiment in meeting cute -- indie-movie style.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.5 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jordan D gave it a9:
This movie is hugely under rated. It just proves that it does not take millions of dollars and a "safe" plot line to be something great. ill admit it started off slow but it came back with laughs and an ending that makes one at first object to it but then realize how classic is was.
Noel D. gave it a4:
This movie didn't really seem to have much of a point. Morgan Freeman comes off like he's off his medication. I also find it hard to believe Paz Vega has no friends. It comes off as a 90-minute touch-feely slice of life that is supposed to make us feel good, but as a movie it completely lacks. I almost turned it off after about 20 minutes. Even Jonah Hill manages to be unfunny.
Francisco P gave it a7:
Interesting to watch Freeman work. Cute movie. More like an appetizer than a meal. But, like the salt and pepper calamari at PF Changs, it's a pretty good appetizer.
Peer L. gave it a3:
This is a weirdly uneven story that doesn't know if it's a farce, a comedy, a drams, or witty urban slice of life. I couldn't take it seriously and it is a prime example of a writer who cannot or will not grapple capably with the material. It is therefore a parody of itself and very indulgent. Give it a miss.
PnArdy PnArdy gave it a2:
Only watched it for about 10 minutes, then fast forwarded to the end skipping large parts. Nothing interesting, low budget urban drama with Morgan Freeman. All action takes place in a small food market.
Charles B. gave it a9:
Delightful movie on location in Carson! Funny and heartfelt moments.
