Daylight Robbery (1999– ) User Reviews

Disbelief worth suspending.

[eddie-83 · 7/10 · 17 October 2000]

The basic premise of `Daylight Robbery' is that four likeable thirtysomething ladies who have probably never transgressed beyond getting a parking ticket decide to take up armed robbery.

The writers never quite succeed in making us believe in this scenario and worse still, it was done so much better in Lynda LaPlante's wonderful eighties mini-series `Widows'

However the characters are attractive, the performances strong and the robbery sequences, particularly at the climax, generate tremendous tension so I soon found myself involved with these tough women and of course I wanted them to get away with anything up to and including murder.

Lesley Sharp does best in the juicy role of the determined mother of a crack-addicted teen, with former soap star Michelle Collins also making an impression as the shattered wife whose star footballer husband has suddenly absconded, leaving her in massive debt.

The plot is neatly resolved though it does depend on a big coincidence; I would certainly recommend `Daylight Robbery' unless the aforementioned `Widows' is fresh in your mind.

4 housewives become armed robbers

[davidandlynnecob · 10/10 · 6 September 2006]

wow!!!!!! what a film. i love this film and think the acting is superb which makes a film all more special. There nothing i dislike about this film and think its one of the best series I've seen. If you're going to buy this you wont be disappointed it 5 star *****.

There so many twists you will be kept entertained throughout. It a film that makes you think " what going to happen next ". It is a rather sad ending but i suppose thats the way it is. As the film caries on so does the tension.

I hope you enjoy it as much as i do and your watch it over and over again

Absolute Trash

[nakor · 16 June 2003]

It is somewhat hard to believe, but in australia this piece of trash actually got primetime billing, which unbelievable to say the least.

This seems to be a typical day-time tv mini-series. The women are blantantly protrayed as "out of luck" etc with none of it being their fault, meanwhile all the men are shown to be complete morons who have gone around and screwed over their respective wives. The women band together while everyone else leaves them out to dry or tries to take advantage of them. Their would be better plotlines on some kind of feminism propoganda. I've seen soapies with more believable acting. Very one dimensional plot, definately not worth anyone's time.

Housewives going to the bad

[myriamlenys · 6/10 · 16 November 2023]

For a variety of personal reasons, four friends start committing hold-ups and robberies. A mix-up with regard to masks causes them to become known as the "Three wise men" gang. Unfortunately for them, the police isn't sleeping on the job...

"Daylight robbery" is an action/crime series about a group of women who become gangsters. The lead actresses give engaging performances and the action scenes depicting the various robberies are both suspenseful and well-choreographed. Whether the overarching story is fully plausible is another matter.

Unfortunately the plot requires some of the characters to do deeply, deeply stupid things, to the point where the viewer starts questioning their ability to tie their own shoes. (This is especially true of the second season, which feels more far-fetched than the first one.) For instance, one of the gang members flees to a foreign country, accompanied by a lover/accomplice. The lovebirds then proceed to keep the whole of the loot, a gigantic pile of cash, in their own home. The house is not especially well-guarded or well-protected. Moreover, there are two children roaming around, both of them healthy, active and curious. Which sensible adult would hide loot this way ? The average puppy could have come up with better solutions.

In a later stage the same gang member robs a dangerous drugs smuggler without realizing the target is a dangerous drugs smuggler, because there's nothing in a man having a huge income, a vicious reputation and a private army that could indicate cocaine-related criminality. Again, stupid beyond belief.