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Bolan's Shoes

"Love, live rock and T.Rex."

A love letter to 70s glam rock told through the eyes of Jimmy and Penny, two children who grew up in a children’s home and were involved in an accident after attending a T. Rex concert.

Top Cast

  • Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall

    Jimmy

  • Leanne Best

    Leanne Best

    Penny / Sadie

  • Mark Lewis Jones

    Mark Lewis Jones

    Geraint

  • Dyfan Dwyfor

    Dyfan Dwyfor

    Steffan

  • Mathew Horne

    Mathew Horne

    Jez

  • Holli Dempsey

    Holli Dempsey

    Zoe

  • Louis Emerick

    Louis Emerick

    Simon

  • Andrew Lancel

    Andrew Lancel

    The Vicar

  • Ruby Snape

    Ruby Snape

    Delyth

Overview

A love letter to 70s glam rock told through the eyes of Jimmy and Penny, two children who grew up in a children’s home and were involved in an accident after attending a T. Rex concert.

Rating

6.0 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Oct 21, 2023

    Many years after a fatal road accident affected her own family, Marc Bolan super-fans "Penny" (Leanne Best) and her pal "Steffan" (Dylan Dwyfor) head to the site of Bolan's own fatality where there is to be a quietly reflective memorial on the 75th anniversary of his death by a few other stalwarts. It turns out that this site is maintained by an odd looking gent, "Jimmy" (Timothy Spall) - who wouldn't look out of place playing guitar in "Slade, and who upon seeing "Penny" promptly has some sort of fit. It turns out that they have a great deal more in common than you might expect and as the story unfolds we learn a little more about their own trauma and just how it affected the relationship and their lives. Now, aside from them all having attended a T-Rex concert back in the day, meeting the band and acquiring a pair of his glamorous shoes, this film really has very little to do with the legendary musician. It's a melodrama about a family that has faced and struggled to come to terms with tragedy, mental illness and denial - and though it's not bad, it's not especially unique nor interesting either. The ending is quite touching, though - and it will look fine as a gently engaging vehicle for Spall on the television at Christmas.

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