Chiwetel Ejiofor is an actor of beauty, grace, intelligence, sly wit and physical beauty. Even from the previews one can see that he owns the movie and will be the only memorable thing about it. Nice reveiw by S. Zacharek - it's good to see him celebrated as he deserves, and let's hope this is only the beginning of his accolades.

Ms Zacharek's review of Kinky Boots makes me want to see it all the more. I didn't know much about it (except for a snippet I saw on the BAFTA Awards), but her point about such slight comedies is what makes it attractive to me: "They offer a showcase for performers whom we often think of as 'serious' actors to do light comedy." The British do this well -- if their so-so comedies do not induce hysterics, they are at least a chance to see good actors stretch a bit. "Sweet-natured" American comedies have a tendency to follow a pattern of serious actors dropping into dumb love stories ( Must Love Dogs, Prime, Along Came Polly, etc.).

Perhaps seeing Chiwetel Ejiofar as a tranny will, if nothing else, erase forever the memory of Swayze and Snipes doing drag in the service of a dull "fun" movie. Reason enough, I'd say.

I'm in the middle of law exams, jittery from caffeine and and bleched-out at the thought of two more weeks of this. Plus it is the kind of dull grey day where it never really gets light out.

This is exactly the sort of movie that almost invariably jolts me out of a slump like this - the Brits have perfected light comedies and I wish they could them together faster so that I could see one a week. Sure, the 'wind-shield wipers in my mind' will wash the slate clean in about two minutes after I leave the theatre, but its not like double-mocha lattes which kick you to the ground on their way out.

Oh, and Chiwetel Ejiofor smokin'. I don't care if he plays gay, straight, evil, saintly - he's got beauty, magnetism, grace, and amazing acting chops. I want to see more of him as a leading man.