Rotten
Overall, it's breezy, forgettable fluff, but 'kinky'? Obviously, the term is relative.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Kinky Boots
How far would you go to save the family business?
2005 · 1h 47m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Music
Directed by
Julian Jarrold
Overview
Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
57%
Tomatometer
Fresh
You'll giggle and laugh and never look at those things on your feet the same way again.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
It's a predictable and preachy stab at a comedy with heart, and its subversive silliness is eclipsed by an overwrought humanity.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
It's a feel-good movie that happens to dress in drag.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
Oh, do come in, love -- welcome to the Twee Brit Comedy Factory.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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