Alright ladies, control yourselves. It’s only Channing Tatum walking around…nude. OK, so it’s not something you see every day, but if you go see “Magic Mike” you can.
The movie isn’t only about extremely attractive actors dry-humping the air. It actually has a deep and thoughtful plot that begs the question: Can a stripper movie actually be good?
The film begins with Mike (the astonishing Tatum) as a renowned stripper known as Magic Mike. But deep down all he wants to do is open his own custom furniture business to get out of the stripper game.
As Mike struggles to create the venture, along comes Adam (the stunning Alex Pettyfer). He quickly becomes Mike’s best friend and co-worker after a crisis causes Mike to throw him on-stage. But Adam has his problems, leading to a lot of coddling by Mike and his sister Brooke (Cody Horn). The chemistry between Mike and Brooke heats up, which leads to a lot of flirting as the movie progresses.
Throughout the whole film director Steven Soderbergh (the master behind such films as “Erin Brokovich,” “Traffic” and the Ocean’s trilogy) allows the actors to really delve into their characters and give scenes the sensitivity they deserve. This is a film that could easily have been trashy, but the direction and the acting give it real meaning and depth.
There is of course nudity and sexy, R-rated dance moves by Tatum, Pettyfer, Joe Maganiello (TVs True Blood), Matt Bomer (In Time) , Adam Rodriguez (TVs CSI:Miami) and even Matthew McConaughey (Lincoln Lawyer). A special shout out to McConaughey who shines as the free-spirit, bongo-playing (sound familiar?) club manager Dallas.
It may have a bit too much nudity for boyfriends to enjoy, but ladies, have a fun girl’s night out. I know I did.
