I don't understand the obsession with "Magic Mike", honestly. It's the "self-respecting" woman's version of softcore porn, and even then you're better off watching the very similar, and better written film, "Boogie Nights". Not to say that this isn't a decent movie, with small shimmers of good movie, but Steven Soderbergh simply hasn't made as a good an effort. He does, for the most part, keep the film enjoyable, and has amassed a talented cast that has done the same. It seems to slip the most in the third act, when things get dire for the leads. The tension never properly mounts, and the stakes never feel that high. However, professional wrestling superstar Kevin Nash is in it, and that is good enough for me!
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