10 Items or Less

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.

San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein

Proceeds at that pace to an ending that is as inevitable as it is poignant.

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.

Chicago Tribune Jessica Reaves

Moves at an agreeable, meandering pace but never loses its verve or its sharp humor.

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.

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.

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

It's nice to see a bit of intimate, offhanded moviemaking that focuses on actors, as opposed to stars.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

Ends up having all the satisfying substance of a supermarket impulse item.

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.

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Strictly remainder-bin material.

TV Guide Ken Fox

It all feels like an insubstantial short that's been stretched to the breaking point.

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.

Washington Post Desson Thomson

A good-natured but failed experiment in meeting cute -- indie-movie style.

Village Voice Nathan Lee

10 Items or Less is a case study in cluelessness.