Steven Soderbergh has a career full of cold, clinical genre films and political manifestos with a quasi-documentary feel, but his 2012 dramatic
comedy about male strippers in Miami is warm and compelling — so much so you might miss the post-GFC commentary.
When: July 1st Why: One of the biggest complaints about the first «Magic Mike» was that it was a lot gloomier than moviegoers were expecting for a
film about male strippers, and Channing Tatum has addressed those issues with the promise that the upcoming sequel will be a much lighter affair.
Magic Mike, a new comedy -
drama about male strippers, resembles numerous other films by Steven Soderbergh, but only to a certain extent.
What could have been a dull
flick about male strippers had surprising depth and was an interesting commentary on the economic crisis.
Clearly, it's a comedy
about male strippers starring Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey and that awful actor from Stormbreaker and I Am Number Four:
Making good on its XXL, the Magic Mike sequel delivers what youd want in a follow -
up about male strippers: more flesh, more abs, more dances, the phworr factor cranked up to eleven.
There is a sense that if Jacobs tried to create his own characters and make a separate
movie about male strippers, this film could very well have worked.
One of the biggest complaints about «Magic Mike» was that it was a lot more serious than people were expecting for a
film about male strippers, and producer / star Channing Tatum addressed that issue with the promise that the upcoming sequel would be a much lighter affair.
Gabriella Wilde, known principally for her role as Sue Snell in Kimberly Peirce's remake in 2013 of «Carrie,» and Alex Pettyfer, who turned in a performance as Adam in Steven Soderbergh's
comedy about male strippers, «Magic Mike,» display satisfactory chemistry with each other in «Endless Love.»
Even 2012's Magic Mike, a movie
about male strippers, was really about post-financial crisis economic immobility.
Wrapped up in a goofy road movie
about male strippers» last hurrah, this is the most quietly radical film Hollywood has made in years.
WHY: One of the biggest complaints about «Magic Mike» was that it was a lot more serious than people were expecting for a film
about male strippers, and «Magic Mike XXL» addresses those criticisms head - on by delivering a more upbeat and whimsical bro-fest that plays like a racier version of «Entourage.»
Soderbergh ended up with one of his very best flicks being
about male strippers.
Who wants to watch a movie
about male strippers?
I mean look... we don't go to see a movie
about male strippers and expect to have like, Gone With The Wind or... [Read more...]