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A waste of 90 minutes of my life

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Might have been the bottle of wine I'd drank before watching this, but I absolutely LOVED this movie! Very much a "sleeper," as I didn't't expect to like everyone in it or everything about it.Great date flick--not overly sexual, but flirty (I guess?) in some regard. It's a great story (and a TRUE one!), and I just thought the acting was well done and believable. It's very touching and poignant in places (that's why the tears, but like I said, it *may* have been the wine!), but an overall great story.The only actor I recognized was Nick Frost, whom I've seen in just about every Simon Pegg movie (I, apparently, watch a LOT of Simon Pegg movies). In fact, I kept looking for Simon Pegg to show up in this, but he never does. Drat. Anyway, a great movie--didn't't even need Simon Pegg!

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.

The plot was quite predictable, as other reviews have also stated, but I still found the movie extremely entertaining. The humor was what charmed me. It was not the mean kind of humor where you are supposed to laugh because people are acting like idiots or caught in overly embarrassing situations. This movie contained humor that was warm and happy and presented so that it won't make fun of any single group of people. My opinion is that this kind of humor is hard to come up with but gives the most satisfactory laughs.The acting was OK, as was the musical score and whatnot other technical bits there are in a movie, nothing to complain in those. I also liked the sets such as the shoe factory that is in a central part in the movie and its plot. The length of the movie was OK also - not too long nor too short. One could say that the movie tries to make people more understanding towards each other and point out how there is intolerance in the world but this message isn't brought to your face so that it would prevent you from having a good time.Women will probably get the most out of this movie (shoes, dozens of shoes!) but I can't see any reason for men to enjoy watching this also (as I did).

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.