10 Items or Less Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe SteinAdd Critic to Favorites

Proceeds at that pace to an ending that is as inevitable as it is poignant.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

Los Angeles Times | Michael OrdonaAdd Critic to Favorites

10 Items or Less is not deep, but it's a charming enough diversion to spend a day with two likable people.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites

Freeman is clearly enjoying himself, but his charisma and heavyweight presence can't quite redeem this featherweight concoction.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

10 Items or Less is nearly an acting class exercise, except for the fact that these two have long since graduated.Read the full review

Variety | Robert KoehlerAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

It's just a little film that strives to be likable, and is less so than it might have been.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Michael RechtshaffenAdd Critic to Favorites

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

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

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