Movie #309 "High Heels and Low Lifes" is a funny heist film, which is one of the reasons I found this enjoyable. I also liked the chemistry of the two women (and I ordinarily don't like Minnie Driver), the witty script, and the goofiness of everything. But what I really liked about this film is that you have two women, "one blonde and one brunette, both attractive" (as the film keeps repeating) and they were able to make the film interesting without one love scene --- this movie proves that every woman doesn't have to "get her man" ---- that like lots of films that have two guys, there doesn't have to be the proverbial love scenes to sustain interest in the viewer. And I liked that about this film. It put the women through the paces the guys usually go through, and I guess because it was women wielding a machine gun, they played it for laughs --- and found it funny and refreshing!
Average rating: 3.039
I give it 4 stars
High Heels and Low Lifes
(2001) R
When two girlfriends (Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack) eavesdrop on a phone conversation describing a bank heist in their London neighborhood, they decide to blackmail the culprits for $2 million rather than report the crime to the police in this hilarious action comedy. Refusing to give up the money, however, the robbers (Kevin McNally and Michael Gambon) start pulling some dirty tricks to try to outwit the two women.
Genre:Action Comedies
This movie is:Quirky, Goofy
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