10 Items or Less

Produced in 2006, 10 Items or Less is an American comedy-drama about a celebrity, Morgan Freeman (acting as himself), venturing into a shopping mall to research on his new acting role for a new film. In the mall, his attention was drawn to a cashier, Scarlet (starred by Paz Vega), who was stationed at the 10 items or less counter.

The transport for Morgan Freeman failed to arrive to pick him off, so he tagged along Scarlet for the rest of the day. At one point, when Scarlet was nervous prior to a new job interview, Morgan Freeman taught her a song that goes:

"Please sit down.
How do you do?
This job's for me,
The rest is Bull."

If you are the details kind of person, this movie is for you. In his research for his acting role for a new movie, Morgan Freeman paid particular attentions to the nitty gritty details he observed along the way. For instance, he would mimick the actions of a slow-moving old man at the shopping mall, and also the playfulness of a young boy. He also attempted to remove the discounts tag on his movie CDs which were on sale at the rags.

Overall, the movie moves at a slow pace. I guess the most interesting part of the movie is when both Morgan Freeman and Scarlet answered the question "What are the 10 items or less that you want to keep?"