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Harockerce What a beautiful movie!

Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

thisismybox1 It's Quirky & Odd, but it's also Very Funny! I love when they steal the Guys own Gun Collection & Shoot the Hell of His Home, which He had it coming! That look the other Bad Guy gave Him when He pulls out the Last Gun that was left on the shelf, a Derringer! The Argument with the Cow Farmer! "I don't need a sign!" Trying to Shooo the Cows away! Their not Cats, so that really won't work. Then stealing His Truck when Her Car is destroyed. "You can't have Two Bad Cops, it doesn't work." I say it does! Then buying a Truck Load of Equipment for the Hospital! I also like that the Setting is in England. As a Buddy Flick these two pull that off as well.

leplatypus This movie was a complete delight surprise. Under its ugly title, there's a very funny movie, upgraded by its British background. As it happens that I like both Minnie and UK, I really appreciated it. The basic idea of turning girlish friends into blackmailers for the good cause is really intelligent and original. With Minnie and her friend, they found a great duo. Their characterization is very accurate because their plan sounds realistic and they are great standing up when things falls apart. Along them, you can find an excellent dark crook and some future Harry Potter wannabees (Mr Weasley and Dumbledore himself!). All the action is shot live in London and you can get some good slices of it, from the luxury mansion to modern flats, to train station from hospital, parks and aerial shoots.

jotix100 Not having a clue as to what this film was about, we took a chance when it showed on cable recently. It appears "High Heels and Low Lives", directed by comic actor Mel Smith, must have gone directly into video, or at least, we don't recall it having played commercially in the States.The film offers an unusual pair of Thelma and Louise wannabes, who learn about a gang having a great fortune gotten from a robbery and decide to take things in their own hands to outsmart the criminals in order to steal their cash without much effort. Shannon, a nurse, befriends a struggling American actress, Frances, even teaching her how to speak with the proper accent. Both women succeed in unexpected ways to get away with the loot.The film works because of the chemistry between Minnie Driver, who plays Shannon, and Mary McCormack, seen as Frances. This was a felicitous pairing because of the fun they must have had making the movie. Kevin McNally appears as Mason, a criminal without any redeeming qualities and who deserves to be outwitted by the women. Michael Gambon has a great time impersonating Kerrigan, an aging gay mobster. Mr. Gambon usually seen in heavier parts, contributes to the success of this movie that doesn't pretend to be anything but a fun time for the fans not looking into a complicated time with a DVD.

Boba_Fett1138 This is a movie that is made in complete comedy style and is also being directed by comedy-man Mel Smith. Yet this is a movie that just has no laughs in it and it's as if they even did tried hard enough.It's of course a movie with a very simple thin story, that also on top of that is an highly unlikely one, even for comedy standards. The way the entire movie progresses is also rather predictable, which makes this a very little uninteresting and unoriginal movie to watch. It's of course not a movie to take serious in the first place but in that case the movie should had had some more comedy and entertainment in it, which it just simply hadn't. Instead it also tries to be more moralistic, which often is an annoying approach for any comedy. Mel Smith obviously has some comical talent but he yet still needs to proof himself as a good comedy movie director.Problem is also its two main characters. They are being presented in this movie as strong, smart, independent women but yet they do all these stupid things. So something is wrong here with the approach. And no offense but lets be honest here for a moment, can you at least name 5 good movies that has 2 female characters as the movie's main leads? It's just something that rarely ever works out successfully. especially when you have a movie with a non-serious approach. Females in comical roles also always tend to overact more than males in the same type of roles. This often works as sort of annoying, even though this movie is still bearable with its acting, thanks to the professional acting by Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack, who unfortunately just weren't given a better script to work with.Also the supporting cast is a good one with actors such as Kevin McNally, Mark Williams and Michael Gambon in it. They still also give the movie some extra flair but you can debate about it if most of their roles were actually really necessary for the movie at all.It's a movie that has the right style, uses the right actors but yet just doesn't work out as a good and successful enough comedy. The movie seriously lacks laughs, which is especially disappointing for a British comedy and could had used a more clever and originally written script and possibly a different director at the helm.4/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/