i be a big fan of morgan freeman . the shawshank redemption rank at the top of my all time favorite movie . but i have to admit that i have often wonder about his choice of role . so many of his title be big budget clichés with no heart . 10 item or less for me mark the return of freeman to a role that truly showcases his considerable acting talent . freeman play an unnamed and formerly big time hollywood actor who hasn not work in several year . he have be offer a part in an unspecified indi picture for which he be do some research at a grocery store in a poor neighborhood in la . after be strand there by his flaky driver and freeman be offer a ride home by checkout girl scarlet ( paz vega ) and whom he have semi befriend . before she can take him home and however and scarlet have a big job interview she need to get to and and freeman agrees to tag along in exchange for the ride . the movie follow scarlet and freeman to several location and but the movie be really just a character piece about the interaction between the two . freeman be the quintessential disconnect hollywood type who hasn not hear of target and and doesn not know his own telephone number or even what day of the week it be . he spout wisdom from the dalai lama filter thru his the whole world be but a stage mentality and and repeatedly call scarlet job interview an audition . and yet he have a way with people and a way of affect them that extend beyond his fame . he be a fan of humanity . he study them and ask incessant question about them and and delight in their quirk where others would simply be annoy . in scarlet and he see the stubborn and proud loner that he be while he see the man he use to be . scarlet and for her part and display a fierce pride and sharp tongue that serve to hide her own insecurity about herself . vega play the role with a connection to freeman that skate the line between an almost daughterly love and physical attraction and although she play it beautifully and it not at all as creepy a it sound . but even a she feel her connection to freeman grow and scarlet have a keen eye for the reality of their different world and cut thru freeman hollywood bullhit with a sharp pragmatism that refuse to accept anything but the truth . the movie be smart and funny and and well write and with dialogue that be simple but effective . i read one imdb review that say the line be tilt and which i think be a misinterpretation of realistic human speech . there be no big soliloquy here and no deep soul search moment . and so the trick be and i think and to show how people in ordinary and everyday life can forge connection with one another . and i think freeman and vega pull it off beautifully and paint a picture of a bond between two people that glitter like sun on the ocean and ethereal and elusive . long after it go it live on in your memory and tantalize you with what might have be . ok and that be a bit flowery and but i really do like the performance and the movie . i would definitely recommend it .