Kinky Boots
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Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Joel Edgerton, Linda Bassett, Nick Frost, Sarah-Jane PottsBrand: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
Published: 2006-09-01
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-05
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Miramax
Movie Reviews of Kinky Boots
Movie Review: You saw him in AMISTAD,TALK TO ME,AMERICAN GANGSTER...but "Kinky Boots" is where he struts his stuff!
Summary: 5 Stars
Everyone knows his face.Everyone has seen him since he premiered in HBO's Deadly Voyage and followed a year later in Amistad.In 2007 he was in Talk to Me (Widescreen Edition) opposite Don Cheadle, and opposite Denzel and Crowe in American Gangster (Three-Disc Deluxe Edition).Last year he was in Children of Men (Widescreen Edition) with Clive Owen! Well back up to 2006-7 to see him in his Golden Globe nominated breakout hilarious UK romp KINKY BOOTS ...'cause THAT is where CHIWETEL EJIOFOR struts his stuff. This amazingly talented, good looking 30 something British born African actor is always lurking in the shadows of the "leading men" of our day.BUT, as a sassy,no-nonsense transvestite London "Drag Queen" is where Ejiofor found his balance and voice, dressed in cabaret clothes and singing and dancing to "beat the band"!
KINKY BOOTS tells the true story of how two young men trying to find their niche in life,both cast in disparaging lights by their father's expectations, who unlikely team up together to find their voice in this world and turn an almost defunct "sensible" shoe factory in Northampton,England into an industrious viable manufacturer of footwear strong enough to support the weight of the female impersonator.Ejiofor plays Simon,aka "Lola" who since earliest boyhood has romped his way through life as a man who can only be a man when he becomes a woman.Joel Edgerton is Clarley Price who is now the fifth and hopeful generation to carry on the craftsmanship of the sensible making "oxford shoe factory" Price Shoes. Upon his father's demise, Charley discovers that the factory is "going under" and that he must lay off many of the workers.One night,after work ends, Charley sees a "woman in distress" who is being taunted by thugs.The woman is more than capable on her own to fend off "her" attackers.Charley gets knocked out trying to help.When he comes to, there is "Lola", a gorgeous and fully endowed lady who comforts Charley.Alas, the heel on her thigh high red boot is snapped off!!!
This is truly where the fun starts in this film...and IT IS FUN! Charley and "Lola" become unexpectedly in need of what the other has in order to find happiness in this life.Charley finds his "niche market" for his ailing shoe factory when he sees "Lola" perform her "drag show".Grown men are performing exotic dance numbers in thigh-high boots made for women! These heels cannot support the men's bulk! AHHA...the idea....make "kinky boots" for the transvestite dancer",and have "Lola" design them! This film is an absolute stitch (oh...a pun!) and it is filled with tremendously complex and interesting characters, a great storyline and infectious soundtrack that puts me in mind of the "feel good films" Mr. Holland's Opus,The Competition,Freedom Writers (Widescreen Edition),The Full Monty, Billy Elliot,Transamerica (Widescreen Edition),Flawless and Brassed Off!.
Yes. we have all seen Chiwetel Ejiofor....but never like this.I laughed in the theatres when I saw it, and it is even better at home on DVD! A truly highly recommended film!
Summary of Kinky Boots
Based on a true story this is the inspiration & whimsical comedy about a shoe factory owner who goes to outrageous lengths to stay in business. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 05/11/2007 Run time: 107 minutes Rating: Pg13Similar DVD Movies
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