Now, I like Tatum Channing as an actor and I admire Steven
Soderbergh as a director. However, the words that come to mind for “Magic Mike”
are manipulative, silly, superficial, empty… It seems the most interesting
aspect of this movie for Soderbergh is the jazzy male stripper dance scenes and
what goes on behind the scenes as hot guys take it all off before an adoring
female crowd. However, the rest of the story is bereft of any character
development or emotional impact. If you believe all of the promotional stories
(internet and newspapers) focusing on Channing, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew
McConaughey, Matt Bomer and Joe Manganiello, you’d expect stories for all of
them. But if you didn’t recognize Bomer and Manganiello, you could blink and
miss them. And Adam Rodriguez (CSI: Miami)
has the same amount of screen time as Bomer and Manganiello, but I don’t recall
him being a part of the hype.
And while Soderbergh’s story might have been more
interesting if he had examined the motives of male strippers, he
instead focuses on Mike’s (Tatum) flirtation with Brooke Page (newcomer Cody
Horn). Not only is this plot point distracting, but Channing and Horn have no
chemistry whatsoever. It turns out that sex, drugs and the stripping life style
is really bad for these guys. Who knew? And do we care? 7/1/12
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One of the reasons I wanted to seen this film was the Entertainment Magazine gave it an A- and I thought this meant something? It meant nothing, worst movie I've sween thi year. Horny middle aged women will live it!??
We just got home after seeing "Magic Mike". My, my...what a movie! Silly is the first word that comes to mind; however, I must admit, that it was so silly, that I actually enjoyed it. But I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Tatum Channing can certainly act AND dance.He was the best part of the movie! Matthew McC is quite the silliest in the movie, but that was the part; he did good at being outrageous.
I kept thinking "The Kid" needed to shower, plus I felt like slapping him a time or two for being so stupid. I did not like him at all! The sister, Brooke - she was like an extra comma thrown in that didn't need to be there.
As a woman, I was somewhat embarrassed by how the women were portrayed. But I have heard, that's just how they do behave. Ewww!
Being fans of Tatum and Matthew is what drew us to the film. It was silly, but I'm glad I saw it. I'd give it a 1 1/2 smiles.
Entertainment Tonight must have been paid to give it an A-. That was NOT an A movie!!!
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