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Steven SoderberghScreenplay:
Reid CarolinCinematography:
Steven SoderberghCast:
Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Munn, Betsy Brandt, Mircea Monroe, Riley Keough, Adam Rodriguez (more)VOD (1)
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Seasoned performer, Magic Mike (Channing Tatum) has what every red-blooded guy wants - a ripped bad, sexy girls, hot parties and loads of cash. Now he's about to take on an inexperienced young protege (Alex Pettyfer) - teaching him the ropes on how to be the best. As Mike keeps the magic flowing in the clubs, he has to fight for the one girl he really cares for. But will he have to choose between his fantasy world and his dream relationship? Directed by Steven Soderbergh, this scorching film is based on Channing Tatum's real-life before he made it in Hollywood - where he was a 19 year old stripper who worked all day... and worked it all night. (Roadshow Entertainment)
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For me, perhaps an overly hated film. Magic Mike is a classic old-school comedy, simple, but at the same time it manages to put a smile on your lips and even entertain you at times. Ordinary and unremarkable in terms of execution, but certainly original and funny in terms of the premise, led by the likeable Tatum Channing. A fine diversion for an evening.
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Channing Tatum produced an “independent relationship drama” that showed him in a more mature light. Dialog that is uncontrived and sober, so much so in places that a few conversational gambits would not have hurt. Two fantastic filmmaking moments – the camera play in the opening scene (two girls in Tatum’s bed) and a later scene with a cut from a cell phone (dialing a girl) to a couple, already lying and hugging on the bed. But the rest of it is rather boring, with a tedious performance by the lead actor, who was supposed to keep it afloat.
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A mission in life to some, survival to others. I get that Channing Tatum wouldn’t agree with me, but I really shouldn’t have watched this. When a bunch of guys shake their bods in front of the screen for two whole hours, you wouldn’t want to see it either. And the array of women who appear in the movie definitely won’t salvage it by their beauty. However, I acknowledge and respect the fact that Channing managed to get himself out of this sort of job. I also acknowledge his and Matt’s great acting performances. But everything else was a miss for me.
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Magic Mike is described here as a drama and a comedy, but it doesn't fulfill either genre enough for me to be satisfied with the overall result. On the comedy side of things, I was perhaps most amused by the scene of Channing Tatum like Marilyn Monroe, otherwise the rest were scenes that were more lightly funny, but there were few of them. The serious line of the film also didn't really work, or maybe I'm being too demanding, nevertheless I was expecting something deeper (within reason considering the premise). In short, a film that will absolutely be most appreciated by women and men who get off on metrosexual men dancing in thongs.
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Classic Soderbergh, raw like in Traffic and very authentic within the genre, with fascinating sections without music, brilliant off the charts dialogues, and yellowish, depressive camera filters. It is essentially a romantic comedy with some harder scenes, but Soderbergh manages to wrap simplicity into a splendid package. Some sections could be shortened (too tedious and uninteresting for male audiences), but otherwise, it is a quality addition. Brilliant performances, especially by McConaughey and Tatum.
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