KINKY BOOTS (DVD Review) - 9/9/06

The blurb on the DVD cover says "from the creators of calendar girls" and as that was a pretty good film I felt I'd be in for a treat with "Kinky Boots". Also having seen how good Chiwetel Ejiofor was as The Operative from "Serenity" I was pretty interested to see how he would handle the role of Lola the drag queen in this production; and not surprisingly, he comes out on top in an ace performance. Nick Frost also crops up in a rather nasty role much different from how he's seen in TV's "Spaced" or "Shaun Of The Dead". I had heard tale of this story long before it was turned into a film and was more than amused that a dour Northern shoe factory should change it's production to drag queen fetish wear to stave off redundancy and the closure of the business. Unlike tinsel town of course this story is "inspired by true events" but in reality the situation was much harsher eventually causing the closure of the real factory. As a film of course it goes with the ups and downs and creates a very nice and very entertaining romp through Lola's world which clashes with the strait laced Northampton setting. Funny and tragic at the same time it's another shot in the arm for quality British film making.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio Commentary, Deleted Scenes and "The Real Kinky Boots Factory" Featurette plus short video: "Journey Of A Brogue" a publicity shoot from the film.
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1. English. 2.0. Audio Described English. Subtitles: English/English For The Hearing Impaired. Colour PAL. Rating : 12 - Region 2 (UK). Running Time: 102 Mins Approx. Widescreen Format: 2.40:1. Miramax Films 2005. Z1A BUA0019001 / ISBN # 8717418078270>