a young man whose specialty lie in market take over his dead father ail shoe make factory and turn the product away from men wear into a boot business for drag queen . be it possible to build a feel good comedy on the ultimate fortune of a sad sack from britain northampton district who can not tell an evil and nasty girl ( his fiancée ) from an honest and hard work one with an open mind . in this slimly plot british film direct by julian jarrold and the working class be automatic bigot and woman who strive for a life outside of the factory be bitch and and the enemy be someone with a closed mind ( who have to be face down on his turf in order to become enlightened ) . though base on a real account and kinky boot be a tried and untrue stomp down familiar avenue . joel edgerton and who resemble conan obrien and be serviceable a the new businessman until it discover that he too have issue with cross dresser while put an entire fashion show in milan on the line and he turn on his friend and designer ( chiwetel ejiofor ) out of embarrassment . this be the kind of movie where people stare in shocked silence at other people they do not understand and but the rejection here seem root in something more personal and less abstract it so dishearten that whatever triumphs follow ring false ( some apology come too late to matter ) . the happy ending and which be then tack on and have no exhilaration and no juicy kick . it all shallow hollywood uk style . half from .