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High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:6

Rotten:24

Average Rating:4.3/10

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: THELMA AND LOUISE meets BRIDGET JONES' DIARY in this madcap British caper starring Minnie Driver as Sharon, a young, working-class nurse struggling to survive the work-a-day world of London with... THELMA AND LOUISE meets BRIDGET JONES' DIARY in this madcap British caper starring Minnie Driver as Sharon, a young, working-class nurse struggling to survive the work-a-day world of London with her best friend Frances (Mary McCormack). One night, while Sharon and Frances are eavesdropping on cell phone calls using Sharon's deadbeat boyfriend's police scanner, they overhear a conversation detailing a top-dollar bank heist about to take place in their neighborhood. Desperate for cash and down-on-their-luck, the girls decide to go against their initial intentions to report the crime and do the unthinkable: blackmail the thieves for a cut of the money. But, what begins as a half-cocked plan turns deadly when they are faced with the ruthless ringleader of the band of thugs (Kevin McNally), who will stop at nothing to derail his new competition. This mod caper, featuring 1960s era split screens and a classic pair of bumbling detectives, is a delirious combination of screwball comedy and Guy Ritchie-inspired action. Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack are delightfully kooky as the naive nurse turned femme fatale and the aspiring actress who finally gets a chance to embody new and unusual characters. Hilarious gags and nonstop action combine to give this lively adventure a zestful and brazen energy that erupts in a powerhouse finale. HIGH HEELS AND LOW LIFES features an hysterical cast of characters including Michael Gambon who costars as an eerily feminine, Godfather-like, criminal mastermind. [More]

Starring: Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Michael Gambon

Starring: Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Michael Gambon, Danny Dyer, Mark Williams, Darren Boyd, Simon Scardifield, Len Collin

Director: Mel Smith

Director: Mel Smith
Screenwriter: Kim Fuller
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Matthew Turner

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 30 2002 08:19 AM

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Rich Cline

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 27 2002 08:13 AM

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Ian Waldron-Mantgani

The gags involve mistaken identity, chases, and various other devices that are borrowed from Ealing but were getting to be clichés in the time of Shakespeare

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 08 2001 02:58 AM

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 10 2001 09:39 AM

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Jo Berry

For this to be an enjoyable, fast-paced, chick comedy, it would first have to be a lot brisker than it is, and secondly, a lot funnier.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 20 2001 05:25 PM

Empire Magazine

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Ben Falk

A dull waste of a film, which will have you forgetting scenes, before they've even finished.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 16 2001 12:56 PM

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Derek Elley

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Emanuel Levy

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Harry Guerin

You can't help feel that the director settled for smirks when he could've had bellylaughs.

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Michael Dequina

Won't leave audiences with too many bad memories--mostly because it evaporates from memory as soon as the closing crawl begins.

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Susan Stark

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 11 2001 08:09 AM

Detroit News

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It's the charming wit and screen presence of McCormack that saves this picture from being a total mess.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 01 2001 02:51 PM

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Joe Baltake

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 30 2001 06:34 PM

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

With the tiny I.Q.s of the characters in this film, it wouldn't have been much harder for the likes of Laverne and Shirley to pull off the same joyless stunt.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 29 2001 01:30 PM

Combustible Celluloid

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Jim Lane

Driver and McCormack make appealing heroines, and Kevin McNally and Michael Gambon are gratifyingly menacing villains.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 29 2001 01:03 PM

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