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Morgan Freeman is perfectly cast as an unnamed actor coasting on past success and effortless charm in Brad Silberling's sweet nothing of an indie character study. The day-in-the-life story has Freeman's character researching a possible role as a supermarket manager in a low-budget drama by traveling to the desolate industrial sprawl of East Los Angeles, where he befriends a cheeky supermarket cashier (Paz Vega), a frustrated immigrant anxious to move up and out of her situation, and then signs himself on as agent, cheerleader and acting coach. The laid-back film is mostly easygoing talk, but Freeman makes you believe this self-effacing superstar genuinely enjoys the company of everyone he meets, whether he's discovering the glories of Target or joining the polish crew at a car wash. Bobby Cannavale co-stars as Vega's brazenly unfaithful, soon-to-be ex-husband. The low-budget production was shot on digital video and previously available as an online purchase in a digital-distribution experiment. This is its DVD debut.