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.