Waste of time

A lot of fun.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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.

This is not a 'brilliant' film, nor is it 'hilarious' as I've heard it often described. Yet it will definitely last in my DVD collection as a long time favourite. The performances are most certainly memorable and the direction pleasing and smooth. The costumes are fun and light hearted humour suits the film perfectly. Along with 'The Princess Bride' and 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch', this will sit in my arsenal of films for rainy days.Feel-good, fun and with some spot-on performances, this is a film I can't help but recommend. Delightful and beautiful; one I could watch over and again.

I think it's great that my hometown, Northampton, is being put on the map in this film and maybe stage production. The town has such a great history and such great character, but we rarely get noticed. That's why I'm so excited about this film being based on where I live! Northampton's awesome, and the film really shows off some of the culture in the shots in the town centre, too e.g. All Saints Church, the Shoe factory, the Market, the Guildhall etc. We have also had quite a few celebrities that originate from Northampton, but it's not known they do originate from here e.g. Alan Carr. Northampton is basically a great place to live and to base this film on!!

I mainly knew this film because of the black actor that appears in Love Actually and the best friend of Simon Pegg in Hot Fuzz. Besides that, only other thing I knew was the black actor was playing a drag queen, I didn't know it was based on a true story. Basically Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) inherits his father's shoe business, Prince & Son's, and his factory, which is failing. One night, by chance, he meets drag queen cabaret singer Lola (Golden Globe nominated Chiwetel Ejiofor) who complains about inadequate footwear for her work, which, along with his friend and ex-worker Lauren (Sugar Rush's Sarah-Jane Potts) inspire him to create men's fetish footwear. Of course Lola is intrigued, but Charlie does have prejudice from the staff, but Charlie keeps trying to save his business, and it eventually helps take his work to modelling show. Also starring Linda Bassett as Mel, The Famous Five's Jemima Rooper as Nicola, Nick Frost as Don, Ewan Hooper as George, Robert Pugh as Harold Price and Geoffrey Streatfield as Richard Bailey. It may not have been one the funniest comedy film, but the story has good elements to it, and Ejiofor does do a good job. Worth watching!