Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots is a funny little British comedy film, done by the makers of Calendar Girls. The movie is actually based on a true story. After the death of his father, Charlie Price (played by Joel Edgerton, who looks like a young Albert Finney) inherits a failing shoe factory in northern England. The survival of the town depends on his saving the factory jobs, so he looks for a way to jump start the business.

Enter a feisty female impersonator named Lola (played perfectly by Chiwetel Ejiofor.) She has a flair for design-- specifically jumbo sized, luxury fashion boots for men. You get the picture! So the factory reinvents itself, and by the end Lola is strutting and singing down the aisle at Milan in custom red snake skin boots. Of course there is the usual love triangle with Charlie's girlfriends, and funny twists in the story as the conservative town embraces change.

The directors used the actual shoe factory for the set, along with some of the original employees.
Anyway, this isn't one of the those big movies, but if you like something quirky you might enjoy it. Like Priscilla Queen of the Desert, it had a great soundtrack. In fact we liked it so much John bought the European edition of the CD on Amazon, which he said was more complete than the CD released in America.