Fresh
A you-are-there slip-and-slide that follows a supermarket chain's pricing department exec whose life gets upended by a whirlwind new boss.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Overview
A middle aged, middle class, former music industry executive with a stay-at-home wife and son toils away at a supermarket chain. When a new high energy boss enters the company, she increases his fortunes and responsibilities while also creating tension in both his professional and personal life.
Director and cast
- Michael Walker Director
- Parker Posey as Susan Felders
- Juan Luis Acevedo as Salesman
- Frank Amoruso as Company Board Member
- Remy Auberjonois as Todd Kenner
- Jayce Bartok as Bobby McCain
- Brian Berrebbi as Matt Davis
- Natalie Best as Bartender
- Julia Bray as Cheryl
- Teena Byrd as Restaurant Guest
- Victor Cruz as Dave
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
67%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Walker finds a few fresh veins to mine, and some nice performances.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh
A hilarious Parker Posey provides her customary blast of brittle energy in "Price Check," an engaging corporate comedy.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Fresh
Parker Posey cuts a ferociously funny swath through Michael Walker's "Price Check," a corporate comedy that tells you more than you ever wanted to know about the hypercompetitive world of retail marketing.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
It never feels like Walker seems all that interested in pursuing any of these ideas once he's raised them.
Alonso Duralde, TheWrap
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