Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

btm1 Takes place in England. Shannon (Minnie Driver) is a nurse who evicts her boyfriend because he pays her no attention, even on her birthday. He is instead infatuated with electronic eavesdropping on other people's wireless conversations from which he collects snippets for some kind of artistic project he has in mind. Frances (Mary McCormack), Shannon's best friend, is a struggling actor with a talent for changing her voice and accent. One of my favorite scene has Frances repeating a line for a cartoon using different voices and styles at the behest of the director. Fooling around with audio equipment of Shannon's boyfriend after getting drunk, they hear burglars in the act of robbing a bank on Shannon's street. They know it is on Shannon's street because they her a police car out there window at the same time they her the burglars discussing it. They go to the police while the robbery is in progress, but the harried officer on the desk treats them as a couple of nuts. The next day, when they hear newscast reports of the burglary, rather than going to the police again they decide to blackmail the crooks, based on names and a phone number they overheard, for a portion of the loot. The crooks turn out to be part of a sophisticated gang. The story continues with the girls clumsily trying to get a money "drop" from the burglars, and the burglars trying to find and eliminate whoever has been contacting them about the burglary. Minnie Driver looks very cute, the acting is fine, and the film is fun to watch. However, the plot has major problems that require the girls to do things that are stupider then the girls appear to be, such as not going to the police again once they learn how dangerous the bad guys are. At one time the crooks are in a gun battle with the girls, who are using an arsenal of fully automatic weapons they stole from the crooks. The girls have the bad guys totally out gunned, but Shannon insists that Frances give her a chance to use an assault rifle, which she has never used and turns out can't control. That childish behavior is not consistent with her character. SPOILER - The film never explains how Frances was not shot when Shannon repeatedly shoots her with one of the bad guy's weapon. Nor does it explain how Shannon, who is acting dead in the same room as the other players, somehow steals a large arsenal from the crook's weapons storage and gets outside behind a hedge before the others exit. It also isn't explicit about what happens to Kerrigan, the "Don" of the gang, at the end. It also doesn't explain why the police stop looking for the two attractive girls who reported the crime while it was in progress. - SPOILERI would have rated it higher if not for all those goofs, because I did find it enjoyable.

tropical_satisfaction Saw this movie for the first time today after checking out the review here and I must say it is a hidden gem. The plot is nice, the characters are easy on the ears and eyes and the action and comedy are well intertwined. The directors have gone a different perspective in this action comedy and have delivered a combination of The Long Kiss Goodnight meets The Pink Panther....hard to believe but it works. The situations the leads find themselves in are extremely engaging but the beauty of the movie is the banter that takes place between the two..very Sienfeldish.There are humorous moments from beginning to the end but the end is definitely to die for..Treat yourself to a good movie and take the time to watch this; you'll be glad you did. It's a winner.

das gott The first time I watched High Heels and Low Lifes it was on TV late, somewhat around 1 or 2 in the morning during the week. Having never heard of it before and not expecting anything, I kept watching it and ended up surprised. Sure, the story is a bit thin and there are no well known actors in it, but this movie simply works. In it's best moments, the chemistry between the two leading actresses works really well and is enjoyable to watch, plus the rest of the cast (especially the police) adds charm as well. It's just the right film to watch when it rains outside and you don't want any thrilling rides or deep plots but want smile or even laugh sometimes and just have a good time.

Ana_Banana A good start for the film, but especially towards the end my interest had faded away. The two girls are really hot, and the blackmail rehearsal routines are outstandingly hilarious! Note especially the British and American styles. Also the animated "alien tomato" character (or something like that). Hey, here's the weak spot: the gangsters are way too stupid for the story to have some credibility if you wanted a real thriller. Even though there was so many shooting. So, in order to make it a more consistent comedy, they should have made the gangsters really lame and not at all dangerous, but in the girls' minds. Then we'd have had something! In a word, they should have made something better out of that material.