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Kinky Boots (2006)
Charlie Price faces the impending shut down of the Northampton shoe factory that his family has owned and operated for generations. Just when he feels that all is lost, he has a chance encounter with Lola, a flamboyant transvestite cabaret star. Lola's desire for stylish, kinky boots for herself and her colleagues provides a glimmer of hope for the factory and its employees. (read more)
| Release Date: | April 14th, 2006 |
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Kinky Boots Movie Review by Matthew  (4/17/2006) |
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There are only a few different types of films being produced in England on a regular basis today. Mike Leigh, the director of such films as "Vera Drake", "Secrets & Lies" and "All or Nothing", continues to make his own films, because he works on an extremely tight budget and his films are critical successes depicting very...
(complete Kinky Boots review by Matthew)
This quirky little film would be entirely enjoyable on its own. The story of the man who was not adept at his family business inheriting and saving the day with the assistance of the transvestite/drag queen, and winning the girl would be enough to satisfy the most ardent movie goer.
But Kinky Boots was so much more. Joel...
(complete Kinky Boots review by Movie Addict)
In the grand tradition of odd British comedies about risque subject matter (see 'The Full Monty' (1997), 'Billy Elliot' (2000) and 'Calendar Girls' (2003)), this adds another classic to the pantheon. The story follows Charlie, the son of a shoe-maker (Joel Edgerton, played Owen Lars in the last two 'Star Wars' prequels)...
(complete Kinky Boots review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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