Kinky Boots (2006)

You won't be disappointed!

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Ejiofor portrayal of Lola is as bold, as it is classic. Underated film, with an excellent full cast.

I have just watched Kinky Boots again and have once more been knocked out by the humanity that is demonstrated in this simple, yet just a little complex, story. It is populated with believable characters who are well fleshed-out and about whom you will find that you care. Chiwetel plays Lola magnificently, with humour and empathy. Joel plays Charlie as being just a little the under-dog who recognises a never before considered opportunity and rallies with the right support. Sarah-Jane is wonderful and has such an expressive face that you know exactly what she's thinking, even when she's not speaking. As an essay in how we should accept diversity and treat each other well, it works on several levels. It's good to think that there is more of this generous spirit in the world than not. On that basis alone, it would be hard not to feel good by the end of this little story.

amusing, well made, seductive, smart. a film about an idea and its expression. the basic virtue - science to translate the adventure in the right manner. than, the new image about values, people's adaptation, cultural contradictions. a film about courage, admirable work of an interesting script and a real good cast. a film about fashion and an eccentric option to save a business. but only at first sigh. because it explores the every day fears and taboo, limits and crazy answers to ordinary problems. result - not only an interesting comedy but a form of lesson about the other. and about success. short - a lovely film. that is all. so, it is not a bad idea to see it.

Chiwetel carries this film with the grace and presence of an all star. My goodness, this guy is brilliant as a drag queen. Although I've watched him in many films, he never stood out to me as a great actor, mainly due to my own dimwittedness. He's an amazing character actor and the subtleties, the persona and the over the moment were performed to perfection. This is a film that uses a standard formula, lets get that straight. Business is poor, an unlikely hero comes into the picture, takes up the challenge, loses what he's holding onto, grows out of his own skin and brings the business back to it's feet. We've seen a hundred or more films like this. But why should using a standard formula be a cause for disliking a film? It shouldn't. Its a formula and the question should lie in how it was executed. Well casted, well scripted, well directed and well edited.This film has my vote.