"Bootmen" is one of those films which will not have mass appeal but which will appeal massively to those with whom it resonates: A fact which accounts for a meager 1.5 stars from Ebert with a critical majority voting "awesome" according to efilmcritic.com. A sort of "Footloose" meets "Stomp Out Loud" down under, "Bootmen" tells of a young Australian steel worker who puts together a steel-on-steel tap show benefit against all odds. Thumbing its nose at the typical Hollywood excesses (sensationalism and melodrama), "Bootmen" sticks earnestly to it's purpose mixing love, sex, violence, death, angst, and woe with music and tap dancing in a rough sort of Aussie style while waxing to its climactic "feel good" conclusion. A great watch for anyone into rhythm or tap in film, Aussie flicks, or just plain creative movies.
