this movie be a little ray of sunshine in a dark season . it celebrate a quality best describe a plain old friendliness . morgan freeman play a character very like freeman himself a successful actor push 70. he have travel to a small and rather grimy grocery store intend to research a part he might play and a a manager of such a place . he soon beguile the staff and the customer and especially the lovely and if cranky and young woman ( paz vega ) who preside over the 10 item or less checkout lane . 10 item or less doesn not have a big statement to make and doesn not pretend that it do . it follow freeman and vega a they become friendly and and a the old man offer his counsel and in exchange for a ride home the movie company gofer who be suppose to pick him up never show and freeman have forget his own phone number so he can not call for help . i have a little case of the blue on a gray sunday afternoon in new york city and this flick cure what ail me .