October 23, 2012
Ok. Lets cut right to the chase, here. If you're renting Magic Mike, you are doing it for a reason. And it's not because you're interested in Channing Tatum's turn as both the film's star and producer. How DID he balance the two?! Guess what? No one cares. It's all about the dudes.
Well, for SOME people it's all about the dudes. As a heterosexual, long-married wife and mother, who is years past my prime, I say, “No, thank you.” Got a butt, huh? (yawn) Pair of balls? I've seen my fair share, thank you.
Male strippers just don't do it for me. They're just so...hairless and greasy. But if that's your thing, then this is your movie. It's kinda like Demi Moore's 1996 film, Striptease. You don't need to worry too much about the plot, because another butt cheek will be coming up for air in another minute or so.
There are a TON of dance numbers. We see soldiers, cowboys, firemen, Tarzan...you name it. You know how on Halloween normal women dress like strippers? Well, Magic Mike is a woman's Halloween, but for dudes (psst – full-size Snickers for any guy who shows up at my house dressed like a shirtless SWAT team member).
All of that aside, Magic Mike is nowhere near as awful as it could have been. HUZZAH! For one thing, it's got Steven Soderburgh directing. For another, the acting is great. I mean, to put on a cowboy hat, ride a stick horse, stage a shoot out, and then rip off your pants?? All without bursting into laughter and/or tears? Someone give these men an award!! Not an Oscar, or anything, but they deserve SOMETHING.
Channing Tatum stars as Mike, a frustrated furniture maker – and by “frustrated furniture maker,” I mean he's a guy who calls himself a entrepreneur and wants to make coffee tables out of debris he finds washed up on the beach. Great. We ALL know this guy.
He recruits The Kid, played by Alex Pettyfor, into his male stripping group, and we then follow them through the ups and downs of that lifestyle. No real surprises about what those ups and downs are, though.
What I did appreciate about the story is that everyone doesn't learn their lesson and redeem themselves in the end. Also, it does provide a look into a world most of us know very little about.
But that's not why you're renting it, you dirty bird. So, go grab your popcorn and a few friends and put on Magic Mike. I'll be sitting in the corner with my hands over my eyes, peeking between my fingers.
Meredith reviews Magic Mike
Ok. Lets cut right to the chase, here. If you're renting Magic Mike, you are doing it for a reason. And it's not because you're interested in Channing Tatum's turn as both the film's star and producer. How DID he balance the two?! Guess what? No one cares. It's all about the dudes.
Well, for SOME people it's all about the dudes. As a heterosexual, long-married wife and mother, who is years past my prime, I say, “No, thank you.” Got a butt, huh? (yawn) Pair of balls? I've seen my fair share, thank you.Male strippers just don't do it for me. They're just so...hairless and greasy. But if that's your thing, then this is your movie. It's kinda like Demi Moore's 1996 film, Striptease. You don't need to worry too much about the plot, because another butt cheek will be coming up for air in another minute or so.
There are a TON of dance numbers. We see soldiers, cowboys, firemen, Tarzan...you name it. You know how on Halloween normal women dress like strippers? Well, Magic Mike is a woman's Halloween, but for dudes (psst – full-size Snickers for any guy who shows up at my house dressed like a shirtless SWAT team member).
All of that aside, Magic Mike is nowhere near as awful as it could have been. HUZZAH! For one thing, it's got Steven Soderburgh directing. For another, the acting is great. I mean, to put on a cowboy hat, ride a stick horse, stage a shoot out, and then rip off your pants?? All without bursting into laughter and/or tears? Someone give these men an award!! Not an Oscar, or anything, but they deserve SOMETHING.
Channing Tatum stars as Mike, a frustrated furniture maker – and by “frustrated furniture maker,” I mean he's a guy who calls himself a entrepreneur and wants to make coffee tables out of debris he finds washed up on the beach. Great. We ALL know this guy.
He recruits The Kid, played by Alex Pettyfor, into his male stripping group, and we then follow them through the ups and downs of that lifestyle. No real surprises about what those ups and downs are, though.
What I did appreciate about the story is that everyone doesn't learn their lesson and redeem themselves in the end. Also, it does provide a look into a world most of us know very little about.
But that's not why you're renting it, you dirty bird. So, go grab your popcorn and a few friends and put on Magic Mike. I'll be sitting in the corner with my hands over my eyes, peeking between my fingers.
Meredith Bland is a
freelance writer who blogs
at www.pileofbabies.com