It's the charming wit and screen presence of McCormack that saves this picture from being a total mess.
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11/01/01
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:6
Rotten:24
Average Rating:4.3/10
Theatrical Release:Oct 26, 2001 Limited
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... [More]
Starring: Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Michael Gambon
Director: Mel Smith
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Reviews for High Heels and Low Lifes
Cute, fluffy fun, completely divorced from reality and proud of it.
09/20/01
Driver and McCormack make appealing heroines, and Kevin McNally and Michael Gambon are gratifyingly menacing villains.
10/29/01
A mostly smart attempt to resurrect Ealing Studios-style hijinks.
10/25/01
Top CriticA refreshingly engaging British movie that isn't afraid to go all out for laughs and thrills, leaving its social conscience behind.
08/02/01
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12/06/05
Reality goes right out the window in this silly shoot-'em-up, which never gets quite silly enough.
10/26/01
A dull waste of a film, which will have you forgetting scenes, before they've even finished.
07/16/01
High Heels' main problem is that Smith can't seem to decide whether the movie is an over-the-top comedy or a sassy action film.
10/27/01
Like the designer suits Driver wears despite her character's meager earnings, High Heels and Low Lifes isn't about reality; it's playing dress- up.
10/27/01
Top CriticDistinctly low on laughs and, despite a running time of only 86 minutes, far outstays its welcome.
10/28/01
One of those tired comedy capers that turns on a series of incredible coincidences en route to cracking lame jokes.
10/24/01
Is It Worse Than Beautiful? No, but Minnie Driver needs to be in a decent movie fast.
10/25/01
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06/19/05
You can't help feel that the director settled for smirks when he could've had bellylaughs.
03/05/03
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
10/08/01
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.
10/29/01
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.
07/20/01
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