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After his father dies, Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton), is left to revive his father’s quickly dying shoe business. With each new obstacle, Charlie considers selling the business just as his father had done. That was all until the day he met Lola (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who tried to help Charlie out of a beating. Lola's cross-dressing character gives the Charlie idea that just might bring his fathers business back into the black with the designing of boots for Lola and her other cross dressing friends. But Lola doesn't immediately win any favors with the men in company and nothing can prepare Charlie for the disastrous fashion show that spotlights his newest creation, not even the budding romance between him and his newly acquired assistant Lauren (Sarah-Jane Potts).
In a review by Chris Cabin, for http://www.filmcritic.com, he writes: "Edgerton, especially for a leading man, seems lacking in the charm department and doesn’t do anything with the role (he simply says the line in his accent for the most part)." That's a cold truth, but there has to be more substance to a leading character than the depth of his voice.
Chris also goes on to say: "Potts might have registered with talent if she was given more screen-time but most of the time is given to Edgerton and (thank God) Ejiofor. Where a one man show would usually fair okay with a contrived or lopsided plot (The Matador), Kinky Boots simply just doesn’t take the time to let us give a hoot about anyone but Ejiofor. If that was their mission, consider it accomplished." If that's the case, one might wonder why Ejiofor wasn't cast in the lead.
With reviews ranging from 75/100 by the Chicago Sun Times to 43/100 from The Onion, Kinky Boots is definitely not considered a "must buy movie". My best advice? Wait until it comes out on TV.
Beverly Kane is a staff writer at
1st In DVD and is an
occasional contributor to several other websites, including
The Shopping Gazette.
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