The film received mixed reviews on release, with critics decrying the "formulaic Britcom plot". On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 56%, based on 109 reviews with a weighted average score of 5.72/10. The website's critics consensus reads: ""Kinky Boots" relies heavily on the "Full Monty" formula of Britcoms, while playing it too safe in a desperate attempt not to offend. Ejiofor's performance is its redeeming virtue.
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Kinky Boots (film)
Kinky Boots (film) | Critical response
The film received mixed reviews on release, with critics decrying the "formulaic Britcom plot" The film received mixed reviews on release, with critics decrying the "formulaic Britcom plot" Mixed reviews. The film received mixed reviews on release, with critics decrying the "formulaic Britcom plot".
who wrote the music and lyrics to the song kinky boots
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Based on the 2005 British film "Kinky Boots", the musical tells the story of Charlie Price.
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The film received mixed reviews on release, with critics decrying the "formulaic Britcom plot". On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 56%, based on 109 reviews with a weighted average score of 5.72/10. The website's critics consensus reads: ""Kinky Boots" relies heavily on the "Full Monty" formula of Britcoms, while playing it too safe in a desperate attempt not to offend. Ejiofor's performance is its redeeming virtue.
Kinky Boots (film) | Critical response
mix of sentimentality and eccentricity", and that the costumes and boots courtesy of Gregg Barnes made for "big red scene stealers". He also praised “Raise You Up/Just Be,” as "one of the best curtain numbers since 'You Can't Stop the Beat' sent "Hairspray" audiences dancing out of the theater.” Brantley, however, did not extend his praise to Fierstein's script, writing that his "sticky, sermonizing side" comes through in the second half, where "all the clichés stand naked before you."
Kinky Boots (musical) | Critical reaction
The film earned a total of $9,941,428 internationally.
Kinky Boots (film) | Box office
The Kinky Boots: Original Soundtrack was released on April 11, 2006 by Hollywood Records. The following songs are included in the film but are not on the Original Soundtrack:
Kinky Boots (film) | Soundtrack
The album received a favorable review in "Playbill" from Steven Suskin and won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Kinky Boots (Broadway cast album) | Reception
Kinky Boots is a 2005 British-American comedy-drama film directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth. Based on a true story, the movie tells of a struggling British shoe factory's young, strait-laced owner, Charlie, who forms an unlikely partnership with Lola, a drag queen, to save the business. Charlie develops a plan to produce custom footwear for drag queens, rather than the men's dress shoes that his firm is known for, alienating many in the process.
Kinky Boots (film) | Introduction
Ejiofor was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Kinky Boots (film) | Awards
"Kinky Boots"
So Fine (film) | See also
"Kinky Boots" is a 1960s song written by Herbert Kretzmer and David Lee, and recorded by Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman, stars of the television series "The Avengers". The music was commissioned by Ned Sherrin for the satirical television series "That Was the Week That Was" and used in a sequence featuring the titular footwear (then fashionable). Lyrics were later added for a recording by Macnee and Blackman, released by Decca in February 1964. The song was not initially a hit, but one re release of 1990 reached the top ten of the British Singles Chart in December of that year, after the song was promoted by BBC Radio One DJ Simon Mayo.
Kinky Boots (song) | Introduction
Another reprise of Charlie's Soliloquy was added for the West End production in between "Not My Father's Son" and "Everybody Say Yeah."
Kinky Boots (musical) | Music
The album received a favorable review in "Playbill" from Steven Suskin and won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. A West End Original Cast Recording was recorded live at the Adelphi Theatre and released April 1, 2016. The West End cast recording was nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Recordings
The song also featured in the 2005 film "Kinky Boots" (including on its soundtrack album).
In These Shoes? | Background
An episode of BBC2 documentary series "Trouble at the Top", broadcast on 24 February 1999, inspired the film. The former featured Steve Pateman struggling with possible closure of W.J. Brooks Ltd, a family-controlled Earls Barton, Northamptonshire shoe factory, that soon catered to the market of men wearing traditionally women's shoes, such as black patent boots, under the "Divine" brand. Many of the movie's scenes were filmed in the factory used by Tricker's in Northampton.
Kinky Boots (film) | Background
However, herein Carnaby Street plastic capes and "kinky boots" are the order of the day. But in attempting '60s kitsch, Franco fails to hit the mark."
Sumuru | Films
Upon its October 2012 Chicago opening, "Chicago Tribune" critic Chris Jones described the show as a "warm, likable, brassy, sentimental, big-hearted and modestly scaled" production. Another reviewer praised the score, book, direction and, particularly, Porter, before suggesting that, before opening on Broadway, it could use a more effective opening number, better pacing in Act 2 and "the budding romance between Charlie and coworker Lauren ... needs more lead-in. In other words, give Ashford, a clear crowd favorite, more to do". The musical's Broadway debut received mixed to positive reviews. The show was awarded a "Critic's Pick" designation by "The New York Times, Time Out New York" and "New York Magazine", and was included in "Entertainment Weekly" magazine's "Must See" list.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Critical reaction
"Kinky Boots" is based on the 2005 British film of the same name, which was in turn inspired by a 1999 episode of the BBC2 documentary television series "Trouble at the Top". It followed the true story of Steve Pateman, who was struggling to save his family-run shoe factory from closure and decided to produce fetish footwear for men, under the brand name "Divine Footwear". Daryl Roth, a Tony Award-winning producer, saw the film at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and fell in love with its "heart and soul". She felt that its themes resonated and thought that the story had potential as source material for a musical.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Background and creation
The original production of "Kinky Boots" premiered at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago in October 2012, with both direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell, and starring Stark Sands and Billy Porter as Charlie and Lola, respectively. It made its Broadway debut at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 4, 2013, following previews that began on March 3, 2013. The musical began a US tour in 2014. The musical then ended on April 7, 2019.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Introduction
A stage musical adaptation of the same name "Kinky Boots" debuted on Broadway in April 2013, following an out-of-town try-out at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago; Cyndi Lauper, music and lyrics; and Harvey Fierstein, co-wrote book. Director Jerry Mitchell is also the choreographer. The Chicago cast included: Billy Porter and Stark Sands. At the 67th Tony Awards (2013) won six Tony Awards, including Tony Award for Best Original Score (Lauper, first sole female winner), Best Actor (Porter) and Best Musical.
Kinky Boots (film) | Musical adaptation
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 86% based on reviews from 154 critics, with an average rating of 6.87/10. The website's consensus reads, "It isn't deep or groundbreaking, but what it lacks in profundity, "Puss in Boots" more than makes up for with an abundance of wit, visual sparkle, and effervescent charm." Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 65% based on 24 reviews. CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was an "A-" on an A+ to F scale.
Puss in Boots (2011 film) | Critical response
It is revealed that Don has persuaded all the workers to return to work and to sacrifice a week's pay to ensure the boots can be finished in time for Milan. Charlie is astonished and grateful and asks if Don has paid up on his wager by accepting Lola. Lauren explains that the person that Don has accepted is Charlie himself.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Act II
"Kinky Boots" closed on January 12, 2019 after over 1400 performances.
Kinky Boots (musical) | West End
But the compositions vary randomly between close-ups, awkward medium shots and general coverage that cuts together with no cumulative dynamic power." "Orlando Sentinel"'s Roger Moore gave the film two and half out of four stars.
Footloose (2011 film) | Critical response
A non-Equity US tour was launched in Paducah, Kentucky, on December 29, 2018. A South Korean production ran from December 2, 2014, to February 22, 2015, at the Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Non-Equity
And thank goodness the spin-off does nothing to neuter the charismatic cat's appeal." Stan Hall of "The Oregonian" gave the film a B, saying ""Puss in Boots" isn't particularly deep, nor does it take itself seriously -- it just wants to seek glory, win affection and cash in. Done, done and done."
Puss in Boots (2011 film) | Critical response
This demonstrates how the musical's financial power has played a strong role in “starting a dialogue”, both support and criticism, facilitating the necessary steps to “open peoples’ minds” and hearts towards LGBTI Americans. Fierstein responded that the show's inclusion in the parade reflected decreasing prejudice and increased tolerance for LGBT people in society. The performance of August 26, 2015 marked the 1000th Broadway performance for the production. The Broadway production closed on April 7, 2019 after 34 previews and 2,507 performances.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Broadway
"Land of Lola" was released as a dance remix by Wayne G. & LFB in June 2013.
Kinky Boots (Broadway cast album) | Introduction
The Japanese production ran in the New National Theatre in Tokyo from July 21 to August 6, 2016; the Orix Theater in Osaka from August 13 to 22, 2016; and the Tokyu Theatre Orb in Shibuya from August 28 to September 4, 2016. It starred Teppei Koike as Charlie and Haruma Miura as Lola. Miura won the Best Actor Award and Haruko Sugimura Award at the 24th Yomiuri Theater Awards for his performance, and the play had a second run in 2019 with the cast reprising their roles.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Japanese Production
Despite some critical reviews, the film was generally well received and was awarded the German Media Award Bambi as the best German film of 2005.
Barefoot (2005 film) | Critical response
"Kinky Boots" is a musical that opened on Broadway in 2013, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical and various other awards that season. The show has a book by Harvey Fierstein and songs by Cyndi Lauper. "Kinky Boots" is based on the 2005 British film of the same name, which was, in turn, inspired by a true story. The original production was directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell and orchestrated by Stephen Oremus. Scenic design was by David Rockwell, costumes by Gregg Barnes, lighting by Kenneth Posner and sound by John Shivers. The cast starred Billy Porter as Lola and Stark Sands as Charlie and featured Annaleigh Ashford as Lauren.
List of awards and nominations for the musical Kinky Boots | Introduction
On July 7, 2017 a Polish production premiered at Teatr Dramatyczny in Warsaw, with Krzysztof Szczepaniak as Lola and Mateusz Weber as Charlie.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Poland
Korey Coleman of Double Feature.com gave the movie a "WOAH! (the site's highest rating)", for its profound plot, amazing set design, kinky sex scenes, Movie Nation gave Kinky a 2 star out of five, comparing it to 50 Shade of Grey, but for Black people. They said the movie has "Bad acting by pretty people, awesome sex scenes but not a lot of S&M wear, What is this, “Fifty Shades of Ebony?”"
Kinky (film) | Reaction
The paper found the show timely for its treatment of problems that paralleled those at the time of its production, including "chronic unemployment, financial distress and the collapse of manufacturing". Prior to the June 9, 2013 Tony Awards, "Kinky Boots" had trailed its box office competitor, "Matilda the Musical", in advance sales. However, less than a month after opening, "Kinky Boots" surpassed this rival in weekly box office gross. "Kinky Boots" won a season-high six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The next day, the show sold $1.25 million tickets, and its advance ticket sales for future dates became a hot commodity.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Broadway
Desson Howe, for "The Washington Post", wrote that "at best, the movie comes across as a competently assembled job, a wistful tribute to its former self. At worst, it's wordy, confusing and – here's an ugly word – boring".
The Two Jakes | Critical response
In a broadcast interview with Patrick Healy of "The New York Times", Lauper and Fierstein said that, in adapting the film, they stressed themes of community and the universality of the father-son bond as vehicles to explore the issues of tolerance and self-acceptance. "Kinky Boots" was given a reading on October 6, 2011. Lauper was actively engaged in refining the material once the cast began readings. In January 2012, Roth announced that the show would be workshopped that month, and that Stark Sands and Billy Porter had been cast in the starring roles. In August 2012, the producers announced the Broadway opening date of April 4, 2013.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Background and creation
Charlie, remembering Lola's background, is horrified. Lola easily scores against Don in the ring but ultimately lets Don win the match ("In This Corner"). Afterward, in private, Don asks why she let him win, and Lola replies that she could not be so cruel as to humiliate Don in front of his mates. She gives him her part of the challenge: "accept someone for who they are." Charlie is pouring his own money into the factory to ensure it will be ready in time for Milan, and he is getting frantic that the product is not right, angrily forcing his staff to redo what he considers to be shoddy work.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Act II
A UK tour started on September 19, 2018, at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton, where the show is set, and continued through 2019 before closing at Hull New Theatre on November 23.
Kinky Boots (musical) | UK & Ireland Tour
The music director and orchestrator was Stephen Oremus. The director and design team had gained previous critical acclaim and theatre or music awards. Mitchell had won a Tony Award for choreographing the 2005 revival of "La Cage aux Folles"; Barnes and Posner had won Tonys; and Rockwell had been nominated for Tonys and other theatre awards. Mitchell and Rockwell had previously collaborated on "Hairspray", "Catch Me If You Can" and "Legally Blonde". Mitchell told "The New York Times" that the "Everybody Say Yeah" scene, in which the cast celebrates the creation of the first pair of Kinky Boots with a choreographed celebration on conveyor belts, required repeated innovations and adjustments like the eventual addition of safety rails and actor controls for the apparatus.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Chicago
Reviews for the film were extremely negative. The film received a 2% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critic consensus reads: ""Kickin' It Old Skool" is one big unfunny pop culture reference that doesn't feature many laughs."
Kickin' It Old Skool | Critical response
The film is a patchwork of songs and jokes tied to the misadventures of bumbling John Willie, played by Formby. ("John Willie" was a character made famous by Formby's father, George Formby, Sr., in music halls of the early 1900s.) Despite the crude photography and recording, and the minuscule budget of £3,000, "Boots! Boots!" became an enormous hit. It was reissued in 1938, in a shortened 55-minute form, to capitalize on Formby's later fame; for six decades this abridged version was the only one in circulation, until an uncut, 80-minute print was located and restored for DVD release.
Boots! Boots! | Outline
The film received highly positive reviews upon its release. Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film four out of four stars. Prior to the 55th Academy Awards on 11 April 1983 the movie received six nominations. Cinematography for Jost Vacano, Directing for Wolfgang Petersen, Film Editing for Hannes Nikel, Sound for Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke, Mike Le-Mare, Sound Effects Editing for Mike Le-Mare, Writing (Screenplay based on material from another medium) for Wolfgang Petersen. Today, the film is seen as one of the greatest German films. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 98% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 9.05/10.
Das Boot | Critical response
Diddy’s style."
Sugar Hill (1994 film) | Critical response
The movie received positive reviews from "The Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety".
Kink (film) | Reception
Kinky boots, also referred to as fetish boots, are boots made typically with patent leather and high stiletto heels. Their extreme characteristics intended to present a dramatic sexy appearance, such as by a prostitute or dominatrix. Characteristics often include very high heels, thigh- or crotch-high length, or unusual colors or materials. Boots of this type, and specifically the thigh-high leather boots worn by Honor Blackman in her role as Cathy Gale in "The Avengers", are referred to in the 1964 song "Kinky Boots" by Blackman and her "Avengers" co-star Patrick Macnee.
Thigh-high boots | 1960s
Kinky Boots is a musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and book by Harvey Fierstein. Based on the 2005 British film "Kinky Boots", written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth and mostly inspired by true events, the musical tells the story of Charlie Price. Having inherited a shoe factory from his father, Charlie forms an unlikely partnership with cabaret performer and drag queen Lola to produce a line of high-heeled boots and save the business. In the process, Charlie and Lola discover that they are not so different after all. Following the show's conception in 2006, the creative team was assembled by 2010.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Introduction
Thirty years after its original release, "Little White Lies" magazine described "Kin-dza-dza!" as ""Mad Max" meets Monty Python by way of Tarkovsky" and said it had remained relevant to audiences. "Russia Beyond" agreed that the film was still well-loved by Russians in 2016. On December 1, 2016, Google celebrated the 30th anniversary of "Kin-Dza-Dza!" with a Google Doodle.
Kin-dza-dza! | Critical response
The tribute songs – straight and never mawkish – are to Gene Vincent and to Dury's father, and equally honest are the demented, stream of consciousness tirades."
New Boots and Panties!! | Critical reception
In the town of Northampton, in the East Midlands of England, Charlie Price is attempting to save the family shoe factory, which has been floundering since his father died. While on a business trip to London to sell the company's extra stock, Charlie encounters a woman being harassed by drunken hoodlums and intervenes to his detriment. He wakes up backstage, in the dressing room of Lola, a drag queen performer and alter ego of Simon. Charlie is intrigued when he sees that drag queens' high heels snap easily, and wishes to create high heels that can support a greater range of foot sizes and body types.
Kinky Boots (film) | Plot
Aside from Burton's usual eye-popping direction, the film's strenuous efforts at becoming a camp classic eventually begin to wear thin."
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film) | Critical response
At the time of its 1960 release, reviewers were repelled by the prurience of the film. One of the more favorable reviews called the film a "harrowing and extended clinical picture of physical, sexual and mental violation." A "Los Angeles Times" reviewer wrote that Oates and Allen are "young actors of great promise and little exposure," but a "The New Yorker" reviewer wrote that the acting is "uniformly dreadful." The reviewer said that Oates' character, Boots, was "like Lennie in "Of Mice and Men" only this time according to the Method." "Film Quarterly" wrote that the film was "shaded pornography" that would offend women, and appeared to be a conscious effort to exploit the market in sex movies.
Private Property (1960 film) | Critical response
The film was one of the last Fox films released before the studio became 20th Century Fox.
Curly Top (film) | Critical responses
A Broadway original cast album, produced by Lauper, Oremus and William Wittman was released on May 28, 2013. It premiered at number one on the Billboard Cast Albums Chart and number fifty-one on the "Billboard" 200 chart, making it the highest charting Broadway cast recording since "The Book of Mormon"s album was released two years earlier. Before the Chicago tryout, "Sex Is in the Heel" became the first Broadway song to reach the top 10 of the "Billboard" club charts in 25 years. "Land of Lola" was released as a dance remix by Wayne G. & LFB in June 2013.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Recordings
Sara Long, with the faith based and family oriented Dove Foundation gave the film a positive review, writing, ""The Red Sneakers" is an enjoyable movie based around inner desires, and what one knows is right as far as actions go ... Then the movie turns around to focus on the inner battle over how to behave against what one wants, and what one should do. Though this movie does have several instances of profanity, it is nothing too severe. Because the overall content is well displayed, the film is approved for ages 12 and up.
The Red Sneakers | Critical response
Back in Northampton, while in the process of laying off workers, one employee, Lauren, gives Charlie the idea of looking for a niche market product to save the business. Charlie then recruits Lauren to assist him in designing a high-heeled boot for drag performers. When their initial designs are met with scorn by Lola, Charlie and Lauren bring her on as a consultant. The road is initially bumpy: many of the male employees are uncomfortable with Lola's presence and the new direction, and Charlie's relationship with his fiancée, Nicola, begins to deteriorate as she encourages him to sell the factory building to a real estate developer.
Kinky Boots (film) | Plot
. . and self-congratulatory wallow."
Cuck (film) | Critical response
Reviewing its 1977 reissue, Gene Siskel of the "Chicago Tribune" called the film "lousy", and, noting the comparisons its ad campaign made to "Roots", remarked that "the only similarity is that both films contain scenes of slaves being whipped."
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965 film) | Critical response
In November 2018 it was announced that the musical would be produced as part of the on board entertainment for Norwegian Encore, a cruise ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Cruise Line
Charlie has barely made it into his new flat in London when his father dies suddenly. Charlie hurries home for the funeral, where he finds the factory near bankruptcy. The factory makes good quality men's shoes, but they are not stylish and not cheap, and the market for them is drying up. Charlie is determined to save the factory and his father's legacy, though he has no desire to run Price & Sons himself. The workers, many of whom have known Charlie his entire life, do not understand why Charlie had moved away in the first place, and many are hostile and skeptical of the new management.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Act I
Ben Brantley of "The New York Times" gave a warm review, calling it "inspired" and comparing the work to other successful recent Broadway musicals: "Like "The Full Monty" (choreographed by Mr. Mitchell) and "Billy Elliot the Musical", it is set in a hard-times British factory town, where jobs are in jeopardy and spirits need lifting. Like "La Cage aux Folles" and "Priscilla Queen of the Desert", it presents drag queens as the show’s official spirit lifters. And like "Hairspray", the musical this production most resembles in tone, "Kinky Boots" is about finding your passion, overcoming prejudice and transcending stereotypes." Brantley wrote that Lauper's "love- and heat-seeking score" wowed with her "trademark ...
Kinky Boots (musical) | Critical reaction
The Toronto original cast, led by Alan Mingo Jr as Lola and Graham Scott Fleming as Charlie, began rehearsals with Jerry Mitchel and the Broadway creative team on May 4, 2015. It began previews on June 16, 2015 with its opening night coming on June 28 to critical acclaim. Initially planned to run from June to September 2015 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, with a mostly Canadian cast, by the beginning of July, the run was extended to November. The run was later extended to January 3, to March 6 and finally to May 15, 2016, as the final show before the theatre closed for a major renovation.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Toronto
Nicola arrives, fed up with Charlie's obsession over the factory, and breaks up with him. Lola has been making some decisions about production and preparations without consulting Charlie. When he discovers that she has decided to have her angels wear the boots on the runway rather than hiring professional models, an overwhelmed Charlie lashes out at her, He humiliates her in front of the other workers. Lola storms out, and the factory workers go home. Alone, Charlie struggles with the weight of his father's legacy and what it means to be his own man ("Soul of a Man"). Lauren finds Charlie and tells him to come back to the factory.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Act II
Some of the factory workers are not enthusiastic about the radical change in their product line. Some of them, especially the intimidating Don, make Lola feel very unwelcome. Lola taunts him back, enlisting the help of the female factory workers to prove that Lola is closer to a woman's ideal man than Don ("What a Woman Wants"). Lola presents Don with a unique wager to see who is the better "man": Lola will do anything that Don specifies if Don will do the same thing for her. Don's challenge is for Lola to fight him in a boxing match at the pub.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Act II
One minute it's a romantic comedy. Then it switches to slapstick, then to screwball comedy before sliding into Frank Capra territory." Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote: "Arch and funny in equal measure, this looks like a theatrical non-starter that Clooney fans and football devotees might be tempted to check out down the line on DVD or on the tube."
Leatherheads | Critical response
The show premiered at the Operettenhaus in Hamburg, Germany, in December 2017, with Gino Emnes and Dominik Hees leading the production as Lola and Charlie Price. It closed on September 30, 2018.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Hamburg
Or perhaps Craven was just captivated by the movie's last and best scene, which is spooky enough to make "They" almost worth seeing."
They (2002 film) | Critical response
The film received mixed reviews. Khabensky's acting and cinematography by Opelyants received considerable praise, but many reviewers have criticized the screenplay.
Selfie (2018 film) | Critical response
"Kinky Boots" also won the 2013 Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting in the Broadway musical category. The West End production won the Evening Standard Radio 2 Audience Award for Best New Musical, which was based on voting by the public at the 2015 Evening Standard Theatre Awards. The show earned seven nominations for the 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards, which was second to a revival of "Gypsy", which earned eight nominations. "Kinky Boots" won three Olivier Awards: Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical and Best Costume Design, trailing only "Gypsy"'s four awards.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Awards and nominations
He's just happy to be wearing a uniform. " Robert Koehler of Variety magazine praised the performances "The picture has a first-rate team of actors who visibly enjoy their roles and the sharp dialogue by Baruchel and Goldberg." Stephen Holden, writing for "The New York Times" gave a positive review that credits all the major performances.
Goon (film) | Critical response
When the film was first released, "The New York Times" film critic Frank S. Nugent praised it: More recently, in 2008, film critic Dennis Schwartz discussed the humor of "Ninotchka":
Ninotchka | Critical response
Christy Lemire praised that Puss is "working those big, green eyes for maximum manipulative effect". Puss's "big eyes" were also described as a running gag.
Puss in Boots (Shrek) | Critical response
The movie is at times a mess, but a compelling one, and this debut from Boots Riley should herald a fascinating filmmaking career." Peter Debruge of "Variety" magazine praised the film, calling it "deliriously creative and ambitious to a fault", but expressed reservations about its second half: "As the movie's allegorical relation to real-world problems blurs, audiences are left to wonder what Riley's point is supposed to be." Jesse Hassenger of "The A.V. Club" described the film as "often wildly funny, and if its broad arc is familiar stuff about a down-on-his-luck everyman experiencing success but at what cost, at least the plot specifics are unpredictable".
Sorry to Bother You | Critical response
When the film was released "The New York Times" wrote: Film critic Dennis Schwartz in 2005 wrote a favorable review:
Too Late for Tears | Critical response
He's a nice surprise." Moira MacDonald of "The Seattle Times" gave the film three out of four stars, saying "I left dreaming of a world in which cats could tango - and when's the last time a movie did that?" Marjorie Baumgarten of "The Austin Chronicle" gave the film three out of five stars, saying "The seductive interplay of Banderas and Hayek, the barely recognizable vocal contributions of Galifianakis, and the Southern backwoods speech of Thornton and Sedaris all keep us attuned to the events on the screen." Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film a C, saying "In the Shrek films, the joke of Puss in Boots, with his trilled consonants and penchant for chest-puffing sword duels, is that no one this cuddly should try to be this dashing.
Puss in Boots (2011 film) | Critical response
Club criticizes the film "Far too much of the film is devoted to eye-rolling pop-culture gags and long montages set to recycled Elton John songs."
Gnomeo &amp; Juliet | Critical response
Herron found the record to be lackluster with the group delivering unmemorable lyrics and vocal performances on tracks that "sound like one song that goes on for much too long."
Kinkynasti | Critical reception
Returning to London, Charlie meets his friend and fellow shoe salesman, Harry, in a pub to ask for help with the factory. Harry can only offer a temporary solution and advises Charlie not to fight the inevitable ("Take What You Got"). Leaving the pub, Charlie witnesses a woman being accosted by two drunks. He intervenes and is knocked unconscious. He comes to in a seedy nightclub, where the woman he attempted to rescue is revealed to have been the club's drag queen headliner, Lola, who performs with her backup troupe of drag dancers, the "angels" ("Land of Lola"). Recuperating from his ordeal in Lola's dressing room, an uncomfortable Charlie notices that the performers' high-heeled boots are not designed to hold a man's weight, but Lola explains that the expensive and unreliable footwear is an essential part of any drag act.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Act I
On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 33%, based on 90 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Part family drama, part sci-fi adventure, "Kin" struggles to balance its narrative until a late twist that suggests it all might have worked better as the first episode of a TV series." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it a 63% overall positive score.
Kin (film) | Critical response
Lisa Schwarzbaum of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film an A-. Praising the performance of Wormald, she said he "handily owns the role for a new audience" and closed her review saying, "Guardians of the '80s flame will approve of the production's sincere respect for the original; church still matters, and so do Ariel's red cowboy boots." Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" rated the film one and half stars out of four, calling it "a film without wit, humor or purpose". Ebert further criticized the film for being too close to the 1984 original and Wormald's perceived lack of charisma compared to Bacon.
Footloose (2011 film) | Critical response
This dazzling and dazed movie begins on the streets of contemporary New York, as a camera moseys down a street and then crawls up the side of a building, peering into several windows as various apartment dwellers play out their lives. It's as if Mr. Manchevski were thumbing through a selection of stories as we watch, deciding which appeal to him the most."
Dust (2001 film) | Critical response
However, she is pushing her luck."
Wildcats (film) | Critical response
Don turns over a new leaf after Lola had graciously allowed him to win an arm wrestling match, and rallies the factory workers to make the boots in time for Charlie and Lauren to get to Milan. When Charlie catches Nicola with another man, he angrily takes out his frustrations on Lola, causing Lola to quit. After arriving in Milan with no one to model the boots, Charlie is forced to go onstage and model the boots himself. After tripping and ultimately falling flat on his face, Lola and her posse of drag queens arrive, put on a spectacular runway show, and save the day.
Kinky Boots (film) | Plot
Coyote, keeps running into the wall." He later named it the fifth worst film of 2005. On their television show, "Ebert & Roeper", they gave the film "Two Thumbs Down". Lou Lumerick of the "New York Post", gave the film a zero-star rating and said that, "Parents who let their kids see this stinker should be brought up on abuse charges; so should the movie ratings board that let this suggestive mess slip by with a PG rating." When asked in a 2012 interview about whether the film's negative critical reaction had damaged Kennedy's morale in wanting do another project like this, Kennedy replied to the interviewer, "Yes.
Son of the Mask | Critical response
Boots is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Dorothy Gish. It was produced by D. W. Griffith, his New Art Film Co., and distributed through Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures.
Boots (film) | Introduction
Early in the 2013 awards season, "Kinky Boots" did well, receiving Drama League Award nominations for Distinguished Production of a Musical and Distinguished Performance, for both Porter and Sands, and winning for Distinguished Production. The show received nine Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, winning three, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding New Score and Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Porter). The musical received only two Drama Desk Award nominations, however, and only one win: Porter for Outstanding Actor in a Musical.
List of awards and nominations for the musical Kinky Boots | Introduction
Some of those decisions, if made with discretion and restraint, might have been quite effective. But slapped altogether like this, the film just looks a mess, apart from some of the rather pretty shots of banana slugs and redwoods."
Butter on the Latch | Critical response
"Banana Skin Shoes" was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 7 reviews.
Banana Skin Shoes | Critical reception
Critic Jon Abrams labels "Claws" “a mishmash of most of the popular genre tropes at the time” of release, but praises the independent film for its “impressive array of stock footage.”
Claws (1977 film) | Critical response
Dave Kehr of the "Chicago Tribune" wrote that one interpretation of the film is "a crafty foreigner's sly parody of the current state of American culture". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.
Tango &amp; Cash | Critical response
However, Jenkins went on to note that "The balance between the hilarious and the heartwarming is carefully maintained."
The Fluffy Movie | Critical response
"Jack-O" received largely negative reviews and carries a 2.4 rating on IMDb. The film received a 10th Anniversary edition DVD release, with commentary by Steve Latshaw and Fred Olen Ray, and numerous other special features, including the original "theatrical" trailer, and film from a failed project by Steve Latshaw known as "Gator Babes".
Jack-O | Critical response
Designer Derek McLane commented that it is not uncommon for repeat choreographer/set designer collaborations to result in intriguing innovation like the conveyor belt dance scene in "Kinky Boots". McLane was impressed with the "series of conveyor belts that came apart, moved around, and fit the context of the story" in order to accentuate the choreography of "a troupe of men in four-inch heels". With respect to the conveyor belts, he said, "They've never been used as dynamically as this, creating a series of surprises, with the kind of wild athleticism that actually looks dangerous. It's one of the more thrilling combinations of stage design and choreography that I can recall."
Kinky Boots (musical) | Chicago
Following Christopher Balme’s commodification paradigm, one could suggest "Kinky Boots"’ unprecedented financial power is a consequence of the musical’s ability to “tap into aspects of a society's ideological make-up”, such as issues regarding financial strife and LGBTI discrimination. The musical's economic clout empowers a shift in the American cultural climate, engendering acceptance of cross-dressing and transgender individuals. For example, on November 28, 2013, members of the cast performed the finale of the show in the nationally televised Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Many viewers commented that, in their opinion, the performance was inappropriate for a family program. By contrast, some spectators applauded the performance for sharing messages of “inclusivity” and “diversity”.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Broadway
Film scholar Mark Connelly notes that interpreting the contemporaneous critical response to "The Red Shoes" is a "complicated task, as there are no simple divisions between those who liked the film and those who did not." Connelly concludes that the reaction was notably "complex and mixed." Adrienne McLean similarly states that the film received "only mixed" reviews from both cinema and ballet critics. Upon its release in the United Kingdom, the film received some criticism from national press, particularly aimed at Powell and Pressburger for the perception that the feature was "undisciplined and downright unBritish." While the film had its detractors in Britain, it was lauded by some national critics, such as Dilys Powell, who deemed it an "extreme pleasure" and "brilliantly experimental." Writing for "The Monthly Film Bulletin", Marion Eames praised the performances of Shearer and Goring, as well as the score.
The Red Shoes (1948 film) | Critical response
In general the game was received well. With a rating of 7 out of 10 on trustedreviews.com. Official Xbox Magazine gave the game a rating of 8 out of 10, saying that the game "constantly surprises with a steady amount of variety and silly fun" and had "responsive controls and some inventive gameplay for Kinect users".
Puss in Boots (video game) | Reception
Leonard Maltin awarded the film 1.5 out of 4, complimenting the film's intensity but criticized the lack of likable characters and the lack of humor which was present in the original, stating, "Once it kicks into gear, it's brutally unrelenting toward its unappealing characters and the audience."
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film) | Critical response
The Australian production opened on 12 October 2016, at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne. The cast included Callum Francis, from the London production, as Lola, and Toby Francis as Charlie. Joining them were Sophie Wright (Lauren), Daniel Williston (Don), Teagan Wouters (Nicola) and Nathan Carter (George). This production then toured to Sydney's Capitol Theatre and Brisbane's QPAC where it closed on October 22, 2017. A Filipino production, staged by Atlantis Theatrical, ran from June to July 2017, with Nyoy Volante as Lola and Laurence Mossman as Charlie Price. It was revived for a limited run in March 2018.
Kinky Boots (musical) | Australian Tour
... the film's violence is clearly fantastical and cartoonish and not to be taken seriously."
Kick-Ass (film) | Critical response
"The Daily Film Renter" published a divisive review, noting that Powell and Pressburger "have fumbled over a fine idea, and their opulent work trembles between the heights and the depths." Despite this, it was voted the third-best film of the year in a readers' poll by the "Daily Mail", behind "Spring in Park Lane" and "Oliver Twist". Initial reception proved more favorable in the United States, where the film went on to garner mainstream attention after it screened in the U.S. arthouse circuit.
The Red Shoes (1948 film) | Critical response
Charlie Price grows up as the fourth-generation "son" in his family business, Price & Son, a shoe manufacturing company with its factory in Northampton. Another young boy, growing up in London, is as fascinated by shoes as Charlie is bored by them. But in this case, it is a pair of red women's heels that have attracted his attention, aggravating his strict father. Years pass. Charlie's father is aging and hopes that Charlie will take over the factory, but Charlie is eager to move to London with his status-conscious fiancée, Nicola, and pursue a career in real estate ("The Most Beautiful Thing").
Kinky Boots (musical) | Act I
Deusner called it "a more dynamic record" than "The Big To-Do", noting "a greater textural range, from the noir ramble of 'Ray's Automatic Weapon' to the spidery tension of 'Used to Be a Cop', one of Hood's best character sketches". In his consumer guide for "MSN Music", critic Robert Christgau wrote that "they turn down the boogie so we're sure to get the lyrics" and commented that "Cooley owns the best tunes and the best lines".
Go-Go Boots (album) | Critical response
Kinky boots are boots, usually thigh-high boots, associated with boot fetishism. Kinky Boots may also refer to:
Kinky boots | Introduction