Teen girls clutching free posters of
Katy Perry, devoted Spiderman fans standing in line behind velvet ropes, and a
theater FULL of women chatting about “Fifty Shades” and Christian Grey while waiting to
see “Magic Mike”.
It was all so promising, right down to
the opening scene in which Matthew McConaughey told a crowd of zealous women
about the “touch and no touch zones”. (For the record, anything goes.) The
momentum kept going at full speed into the second scene, which opened with a
shot of Channing Tatum’s bare bum and quickly revealed not one, but two ladies
had spent the night in his bed.
After that, however, the film developed a
multiple personality disorder, constantly flipping between two genres.
On the one hand it was as advertised, a rollicking
good time about a stripper with a heart of gold and a body that...well, let’s
just say if I could go see Channing Tatum dance I’d leave the singles at
home...tens and twenties, baby! But there were darker moments in the film as
well. I don’t want to ruin the movie for anyone, but a teacup pig eating vomit
off the floor the “morning after” is a bit of a mood kill in my book. All in
all, not quite the romantic comedy the movie’s trailer made it out to be.
So my advice to you is this: wait for
the DVD to come out. That way you can invite your friends over, have a few
cocktails, and replay the dancing scenes over and over. In the meantime, open a
bottle of wine and watch the trailer a few dozen times. All the best parts are
there anyway.
Cheers!
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I hate to lose a night out with my girlfriends, though. Hmmm. But I've heard the same concerns you voice here.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Barbara
As long as you know what to expect, go for it! I certainly got my ten bucks worth of giggles :)
DeleteI agree. I was really disappointed since everyone has been talking about "Magic Mike" along with "Fifty Shades". But hey, it was a fun time with the girlfriends. :)
ReplyDeleteit was worth the $ to have a girls night and some very grand scenic views. but i agree that some of the story "day time" story line was a bit of a turn off. the pig was top of my list too.
ReplyDeleteI want to see this movie, but I've heard some of the same things. I'll wait for the DVD just so I can watch Channing Tatum over and over again. :)
ReplyDeleteGood review Ann. I had a great time with this flick because I loved the style that Soderbergh gave off, the energy that he had with the stripping scenes, and the story that actually took me. Also, the performances weren't too shabby, either.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. I thought the stripper theme was amusing, but the random mood swings the movie had really ruined it.
ReplyDeleteThey're adapting NEMO into 3D, but not Magic Mike...
ReplyDeletesomething's wrong with this world.