in kinky boot joel edgerton play charlie price and a young man with big dream outside of northampton . suddenly and the death of his father force him to leave london and return home . he have to resume his father role and take over the family business and something he have dread most of his life . when he discover that the business be in turmoil and he have to come up with a radical idea that will save everyone job . with the help of a popular drag queen ( chiwetel ejiofor ) and charlie decides to switch gear and start make woman shoe . woman shoe that be strong enough for a man . this movie be a little disappointing while i think it would be funny . it do have it moment . joel edgerton do an amuse job a the businessman without a clue . i like chiwetel ejiofor a the brave lola or simon drag queen . however and when he sing and i feel someone else would have be more suited for the role . good story and but not enough comedy .