The Low Down (2000) 5.8
Relationships as they are really lived. Director:Jamie ThravesWriter:Jamie Thraves |
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The Low Down (2000) 5.8
Relationships as they are really lived. Director:Jamie ThravesWriter:Jamie Thraves |
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| Aidan Gillen | ... |
Frank
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| Kate Ashfield | ... |
Ruby
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Dean Lennox Kelly | ... |
Mike
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| Tobias Menzies | ... |
John
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Rupert Procter | ... |
Terry
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Samantha Power | ... |
Lisa
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Dena Smiles | ... |
Susan
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Maggie Lloyd Williams | ... |
Jean
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Agnieszka Liggett | ... |
Anna
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| Alysha Westlake | ... |
Basketball Player
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| Adam Buxton | ... |
Adam
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| Joe Cornish | ... |
Joe
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Paula Hamilton | ... |
Cashpoint Woman
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Alicia Eyo | ... |
Paul Girl
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Dorian Lough | ... |
Squash Player
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Relationships as they are really lived.
The lives of a group of lonely London losers comes under the spotlight in Jamie Thraves' film 'The Low Down'. As a director, Thraves is very keen on breaking up the flow of images, and disconnecting them from the dialogue, a trick annoying enough when Soderbergh does it, but frankly plain odd in this film, which is otherwise unassuming and generally low-key. The script is good at the sort of dialogue spoken by people who don't really know each other very well, or like each other very much, but who pass the time in each other's company for the want of anything better to do, and there are some funny moments. But there's little real warmth on show, and little explanation provided for the characters's disaffection: pointless moody shots of overflying aircraft aren't really adequate for this purpose. Overall, it's a bit of a waste of the beauty of Kate Ashfield, and a forgettable movie.