Review of Magic Mike (2012) by Cjm868 — 31 Mar 2016

People have a tendency to simplify movies down to a sentence or a few words in an attempt to disparage them. For example, Brokeback Mountain is: "the gay cowboy movie," I'm sure most people have heard that said about that movie. Those of us who have seen Brokeback Mountain know that it is so much more than a "gay cowboy movie.".

Magic Mike has been simplified to "that male stripper movie." Now this movie is no Brokeback Mountain but it's so much more than what "male stripper movie" people would have you believe. It is an interesting character movie, and yes the main character happens to be a male stripper. The male stripper parts of the movie give us a rare insight into a profession that we don't often see in films. Also the dance scenes are very energetic and fun and provide a healthy dose of entertainment.

I don't like it but maybe it's a good thing that Magic Mike is known as "that male stripper movie," because when you watch it it really will defy your expectations.