Directed by:
Julian JarroldCinematography:
Eigil BryldComposer:
Adrian JohnstonCast:
Linda Bassett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nick Frost, Jemima Rooper, Josh Cole, Joel Edgerton, Joe Grossi, Gwenllian Davies, Sarah-Jane Potts, Robert Pugh, Jake Canuso (more)Plots(1)
the Price family has made very sensible, very conservative shoes for men. But to save the business from imminent bankruptcy, young Charlie Price turns to an unlikely new creative consultant: a sassy transvestite cabaret singer whose outrageous style and wild designs are a breath of fresh air in the stuffy old shop! Fun and original, it's a must-have movie that proves the best way to fit in is to stand out! (StudioCanal UK)
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The reviews of this movie here clearly hint at the qualities of this film. Well, you can be the judge of that. Who would like to watch a guy who ends up owning a shoe factory and who gets help saving the factory from a black transvestite, who by the way is portrayed excellently by Chiwetel Ejiofor. The English sometimes have the gift for absurdity in stories and you get a story like that here. If you do devide to give this movie a chance, I think you will end up like Nick Frost, who was the reason I watched this movie in the first place. If you want to see how, do watch this film. I don’t think it will be a waste of your time and on top of that you will experience a story that is definitely based on fact.
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I like the subject matter, and I like how bizarre it is - by which I mean the plot - because the legacy of a shoe company that only a queer queen can save is just brilliantly daft, but it has its charm. Acting-wise, especially thanks to the performance of Chiwetel Ejiofor, who can't sing very well, the film is worth watching. You just mustn't be prejudiced like some of the characters.
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