This is the story of a dying British shoe factory that reboots itself as a maker of fetish footwear for transvestites. The movie rolls along pleasantly enough on the strength of fine performances from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Joel Edgerton, who form a solid mismatched-buddy duo.
Yet,it feels like a retread of what’s become a formulaic British subgenre where dispirited folks break out of the box with an outrageous plan to boost their financial fortunes and self-esteem (think “The Full Monty” and “Calendar Girls” in stiletto heels).
After inheriting his father’s shoe company that makes durable but bland loafers, a Brit (Edgerton) banks the future of the fading outfit on a female impersonator (Ejiofor) who acts as consultant for a kinky new product line geared at cross-dressers. Rated: PG-13 for thematic material involving sexuality, and for language. Running time: 107 minutes. Rating: 2 out of 4 stars.
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