Magic Mike - red band trailer — Page 2

To be fair, there were elements of the film I liked. I liked Channing Tatum's and Matthew McConaughey's performances. However, I think the film was poorly written and suffered from an identity crisis.

It was marketed as a feel good comedy/romance and it was really neither. It treated everything very lightly and glossed over huge issues. It was a drama but it seemed like it didn't want to "go there" for fear of losing it's lightness. At the end of the film I didn't really get it. There really were no real stakes. Plus, the ending with the very forced "happy ending" was really more than I could bear.

The dialogue was atrocious. Naturalistic dialogue typically doesnt work on stage or on screen-it needs a little panache. Wooden actors with flat line readings made some scenes a snooze.

Also, I didn't feel this film broke any ground in terms of exploring male sexuality. It showed a few tan, smooth asses-woop. I think this film could have been groundbreaking had it been more realisitc and actually had some actors willing to go full frontal. That is dangerous and exciting film making. what was on screen wasn't really all that thrilling.

I have to say McConaughney gave the bravest performance both emotionally and physically. I go so far as to say worthy of an Oscar nod. I guess during his big number his thong broke and he kept going (you can see in the continuity his thong is off and then its on again during his scene.) I hope theres a deleted scene of that! :)

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