Pisando fuerte

...Ejiofor's performance as Lola shows an actor doing what not every actor can do: Taking a character bundled with stereotypes, clearing them out of the way, and finding a direct line to who the character really is.

...Kinky Boots is a pleasant comedy...

A sluggishly paced fusion of ham-fisted sermonizing and Full Monty-style working-class zaniness...

...a heartwarming story about how important fashion is in helping feminine people express themselves.

It's difficult to make a film so ingratiating and unashamedly bountiful in its clichés without also making it a snooze for those of us who know what's coming (...) but Jarrold, a staple of British television, manages it...