review by Matt "Cinebro" Conti Pro
Magic Mike 2012
Watched Jul 07, 2012
Matt "Cinebro" Conti’s review:
Well... I didn't expect that. Instead of the male stripper romp this was advertised as, this turned out to be a very good casually paced drama about the business and the shitty life guys like Mike have to deal with. There was probably only 5 minutes of actual stripping. I don't think I've ever been that happy to be in a room full of disappointed women.
Disappointing. Do they even strip in banana hammocks or is it just tight pants and no shirt?
No, they actually go for the full stripping routine. It just isn't as frequent as the trailers suggest.
I live in Miami, where the women are both ugly and insane. You have no idea.
It finally came out in Australia. It had more stripping than I expected and it felt like they tried to cram too much of it in and the story ultimately sacrificed a bit.
I thought it was fine. My biggest issue was the last scene and how abrupt it was. Other than that, fine film.