The plot pretty much sucked. I think that the directors/producers/etc. got so involved in the male strippers and the stripping scenes that the story kind of fell by the way side. The assumption was that enough pretty men would draw enough women to make it worth it. It worked, I paid to go see them. I will not pay to go see them again. If you want to see good dancing and Channing Tatum, watch Step Up. However, he is not nearly as naked in Step Up as he is in Magic Mike, and the other hotties aren't in Step Up either.
As my sister said, the movie ends unresolved. Alex Pettyfer plays a messed up kid who lets attention get the best of him. He looses himself even more in the girls, money, and eventually drugs, and just when you think he is about to learn his lesson and grow up, he doesn't. Channing Tatum's change almost makes up for that static, but the movie just ends before that is really developed either.
I left with a sense of mush. On the one hand, I liked seeing pretty, half-naked boys dancing provocatively for an almost solid two hours. On the other hand, I did not like many of the characters, and there was no real conclusion. Maybe the latter will be resolved in the already rumored Magic Mike 2? ha
In the end, I give this movie a 5 out of 10 for women, and a 1 out of 10 for men. Yes, the guys are THAT pretty! :)
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