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Magic Mike

Name: Magic Mike
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Released: 2012
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Cast: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Cody Horn, Olivia Munn

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Comedy
Drama

2012
Steven Soderbergh
105 mins
15

Summary

Comedy drama starring Channing Tatum. A 30-something male stripper rethinks his lifestyle while mentoring the new kid on the block and there is added impetus when the girl he likes won't take him seriously as boyfriend material.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Adam Smith

There's a lot more than banana hammocks and vigorous thrusting to Steven Soderbergh's surprisingly sweet-natured tale of Florida male strippers, though there is more than enough of both to satisfy its obvious target audience of women and gay men. Adam (Alex Pettyfer) is a naive 19-year-old introduced to the steamy world of stripping by superstar Mike (Channing Tatum). But while Adam sees glamour, money, women and the very definition of a good time, 30-something Mike recognises the shallowness of this baby-oil drenched burlesque, and, aided by Adam's sister Brooke (a wonderfully understated Cody Horn), begins to reassess his life. Magic Mike is beautifully shot and skilfully acted, and Tatum, in a genuinely star-making role, reveals not only glutes smooth enough to make your average baby green with envy but also an almost irresistible screen charm. Dramatically, however, the film is a little underpowered: apart from a somewhat lackadaisical foray into a Boogie Nights-style drug deal gone awry, not much of any interest actually happens, and there's no sense of the real sleaze that might well accompany a career in disrobing. Like its pneumatic performers, Magic Mike is a movie that doesn't seem willing to go all the way.

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6.1/10

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