High Heels and Low Lifes

2001
15
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

3.7K

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Satire Action Comedy Crime Drama Romance

A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for two million dollars.A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for two million dollars.A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for two million dollars.

Director
- Mel Smith
Writers
- Kim Fuller
- Georgia Pritchett
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Mel Smith
Writers
- Kim Fuller
- Georgia Pritchett
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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High Heels and Low Lifes

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Trivia
Mel Smith: Pushing past Mason (Kevin McNally) at the train station while he is trying to explain to the ticket collector why he doesn't have a ticket.

Goofs
When the metal case is tossed off the train, it punches a hole in the roof of the Mitsubishi Shogun. Later when Frances drives to the station, the hole is not visible.

Quotes
Shannon: Wait. I just thought of something.
Frances: What?
Shannon: You're a woman.
Frances: ...Yeah.
Shannon: Guys like that won't take orders from women. They just pulled off a multi-million pound bank robbery and some woman rings them up asking for 300,000 pounds? I don't think they're gonna take you seriously.
Frances: It's the 21st century. Women are doing every kind of job. We can do extortion.
Shannon: What are you trying to do? Raise their consciousness or get the money?
Frances: Ideally, both.

Crazy credits
The producer would like to thank ... The Residents of Lower Kingswood (All that gunfire) ...

Connections
References Mission: Impossible (1966)

Soundtracks
Disco Inferno
Written by Leroy Green and Ron Kersey
Performed by The Trammps

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Finally, a balanced crime-comedy

Most crime films that purport to be funny usually end up with a few too many laughs, making their criminals bumbling morons. Which may make for some great laughter, but with no real menace to make you wonder why they're criminals to begin with.

Not this film - the balance between menace and comedy is carried out perfectly. The criminals are allowed to be menacing and intelligent (for the most part) while the two leads get on with the job of comedy. At least until the end, when it goes just a bit too far...

My major problem with the film is the relationship between Driver and McCormack. It never quite gels - although that could just be my inability to see McCormack's performance as anything other than Donna Air with an American accent!

All in all, worth a look - but not exactly an Oscar winner.