Title: Magic Mike

Year Released/Rating: 2012 R

Starring: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Olivia Munn

Written By: Reid Carolin

Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

Genre: Comedy, drama

Star Rating: 4/5 stars

Where I Got It: Redbox rental

Trivia:

The film is loosely based on Channing Tatum's experiences as a male exotic dancer before hitting it big as a movie star.
Channing Tatum and Alex Pettyfer allegedly did not get along on set.
In the scene where Dallas (Matthew McConaughey) finally strips, there is a point where he rolls away from all of the women holding his crotch. This is because the extras got a little bit too excited and accidentally ripped his g-string. Instead of stopping the dance, he just incorporated it in.

Summary: A male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money.

Review: One of those movies that I just had to see for myself. I finally Redboxed it. It's not as bad as I thought it would be. I actually enjoyed it. The dance scenes are pretty cringe-worthy, but the character driven scenes are good. I loved seeing the dancers in the rest of the our lives. We get an interesting story. Soderbergh does well here.

Best Bits:

Dallas: [to The Kid] You are the husband they never had! You are that dreamboat guy that never came along!
Paige: Entrepreneur/stripper? Stripper/entrepreneur? Mike Martingano: Either one. Paige: I was hoping this was all a joke. Mike Martingano: It is pretty funny.
Mike Martingano: I have, like, $13,000 saved. Paige: Wow. That's a lot of ones. Mike Martingano: There are some fives in there. Paige: Oh, ok. No twenties? Mike Martingano: Oh, you don't wanna know what I have to do for twenties.