Matialth
Good concept, poorly executed.
CommentsXp
Best movie ever!
FirstWitch
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
louis_jordan
This movie is just a fun watch. It's not trying to shock you every 2 minutes and it isn't full of profanity. This movie doesn't get the credit for being as entertaining as it is. Great watch and funny, uplifting and basically enjoyable.
Armand
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.
My_Pet_Mongoose
This is another one of those quirky working-class character-based comedies that the Brits seem to specialize in (ala the Full Monty) and it's a pretty good one. With drag queens.I thought it was particularly well cast with the two main leads (Edgerton and, particularly, Ejiofor) who do a tremendous job bringing these characters to life. Ejiofor's portrayal of Lola/Simon is quite clearly the big draw here. It's a rich part and he plays it for all it's worth.Other than the sharply-drawn characters you have the standard culture-clash stuff, can-do industrial spirit and lite romantic comedy. It's certainly a formula picture and the veteran movie-goer will be able to see all of the story beats coming. A little more ramped-up Lola-energy would have been appreciated to shake things up. Sex may be in the heel, but there really isn't any of it in the movie. And there's a forced conflict towards the end for the sake of dramatic tension but it's completely unconvincing.Still, I'm a sucker for misfit characters and inspirational stories of reinvention so I'll give it a pass on the faults. I also now feel very self-conscious that none of my footwear is equipped with whip holsters--a lapse that will soon be rectified, I assure you.Recommended for fans of Brit comedies and/or drag queens. You know who you are.
okinasevych
"Kinky Boots" uses a deeply offensive, racist remark that is meant to be passed as humour. The film-makers should be ashamed. Specifically, one of the lead characters hurls an insult in a derisive manner, stating that the efforts of another of the film's characters were only worthy of "Ukrainian peasants." I find it additionally offensive that so many people are recommending this film, after having heard such a hateful, hurtful remark used in the film.Those who would casually cast this remark off as harmless should imagine themselves in the shoes of a person of Ukrainian ancestry. They should consider their feelings if another ethnic characterization -- say their own -- were used instead. Since this is a place for film-lovers, I will instead recommend the excellent "A Gentleman's Agreement" (1947) with Gregory Peck. This film speaks to the insidious nature of racism. In particular, "A Gentleman's Agreement" poignantly shows how silence and indifference are allies of racism.
