With the tone and timbre of an independent movie, and two actors with great charisma, something good normally always comes out of the oven. Something enjoyable, at the very least. 10 Items or Less is an exploration in to the random access points in to which you can enter someone else’s life, and maybe find something in common if you’re lucky.

Scarlet (Paz Vega) is a grumpy grocery store check out worker who meets Morgan Freeman (unnamed in the film), an actor who is preparing for a role. As a wealthy man, his childlike fascination with everyday things such as Target, the way registers work and stopping for fuel slowly thaw Vega’s exterior and they connect on what makes them the same.

The relaxed tone of the film makes this very easy watching, similar to the French New Wave films showing a sometimes banal slice of life – but making it worthy by pointing a camera at it. It’s one of those movies that don’t have a dramatic conflict, but the drama is there to be seen. It doesn’t have a thrilling climax, but it certainly has a strong ending. And here at BRWC, celebrating our tenth birthday, we want to pay homage to films that show us that life is a shared experience, and cinema is a way to share it.

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