Kinky Boots - review

Over the years Charlie’s family have owned and run a successful shoe factory producing sensible brown lace ups for men, but Charlie (Joel Edgerton) has other ideas for his future and moves to London with his fiancée (Jemima Rooper).

However when his father dies, Charlie is forced to leave London and take over the factory and when he learns the company is failing, he needs to come with new ideas fast.

With the future of his family’s reputation and the livelihood of his employees on his shoulders, Charlie has a chance encounter with Lola, a drag queen on a night out and comes up with an idea which will shake the foundations of the factory.

Helped out by Lola, Charlie informs the team that while they will still make shoes for men, they will be making shoes for drag queens – female shoes in a bigger size, but while his team get used to the idea Charlie & Lola face prejudice from colleagues and the challenge of getting their ideas to be taken seriously.

Although I enjoyed this movie, my expectations were higher than what was delivered - an enjoyable watch, but there wasn’t enough flamboyance for me.