From the people who gave us Calendar Girls comes another Brit-com that gently amuses while getting across its message of acceptance and personal pride without upsetting any apple carts.
The story pivots on Chiwetel Ejiofor's Golden Globe-nominated turn as Lola, a London-based drag queen who finds herself designing niche-market footwear for struggling shoe factory owner Charlie (Joel Edgerton) in conservative Northampton.
While Lola wins over the sceptical workforce - chiefly a pig-headed arm-wrestler played by Shaun of the Dead sidekick Nick Frost - Charlie must choose between his materialistic fiancée (Jemima Rooper) and Sarah-Jane Potts' loyal, button-cute factory girl. Who knows what the climax will bring when it reaches that Milan catwalk? Sweet-natured, warmly shot and cosily predictable, Kinky Boots is the perfect fit for a Friday night with a pizza, a bottle of vino and your best gal (or guy).
The story pivots on Chiwetel Ejiofor's Golden Globe-nominated turn as Lola, a London-based drag queen who finds herself designing niche-market footwear for struggling shoe factory owner Charlie (Joel Edgerton) in conservative Northampton.
While Lola wins over the sceptical workforce - chiefly a pig-headed arm-wrestler played by Shaun of the Dead sidekick Nick Frost - Charlie must choose between his materialistic fiancée (Jemima Rooper) and Sarah-Jane Potts' loyal, button-cute factory girl. Who knows what the climax will bring when it reaches that Milan catwalk? Sweet-natured, warmly shot and cosily predictable, Kinky Boots is the perfect fit for a Friday night with a pizza, a bottle of vino and your best gal (or guy).