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...line of Harvard students wearing what look like rubber rainboots stomp their feet, twisting, jumping and slapping at their cumbersome footwear. One student voices commands in a foreign tongue: encouraging words in varied tones and volumes. The group responds. Such performative exchanges—not to mention the boots??are a good indication of what makes the group distinctive. But the Harvard College Gumboots Dance Troupe is about more than performance alone. From South Africa, Gumboots is a tradition said to have originated with gold miners during the Apartheid. The dance acted as a means of expression among...
...seven minute length; the drums sound overly monotonous and lifeless, and there’s an unnecessary, unbelievably boring guitar solo in the closing minutes. Bono yelps in an admirable attempt at soulfulness, but it sounds forced and disingenuous.The grinding intro of “Get On Your Boots?? is catchy, but gives way to awkwardly tossed off verses within a handclap-filled massacre of Elvis Costello’s “Pump It Up,” complete with puerile rhymes like “I got a submarine, you’ve got gasoline...
What might save “Kinky Boots?? from total obscurity is the prolific yet often ignored actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. Ejiofor has been critically acclaimed for his work in “Dirty Pretty Things,” but then relatively unnoticed for his work in “Love Actually,” and recently, “Inside Man.” As Lola, born Simon, he not only convincingly portrays a person struggling with his identity and the discrimination of others, but also, shines as a cabaret singer and ultimate performer...
...solid cast might keep “Kinky Boots?? kicking, but too many lackluster lines force it to stumble and fall...
Bottom Line: If you are an Ejiofor/hard-core “Love Actually” fan, don’t miss it. Otherwise, “Kinky Boots?? is only suitable as a brief pick-me-up on a rainy...