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One bravura early sequence sees Mike grinding down an object in his garage, only for it turn into an improvised routine, a show that doesn’t require an audience for him to enjoy it. Returning writer Reid Carolin doesn’t need any lubricant to help them gel together, while Gregory Jacobs’ (first assistant director and producer on Magic Mike) camera appreciates the meat on display. An entire subplot involving Jada Pinkett Smith as Rome, a former flame of Tatum’s lead, meanwhile, is less a diversion and more a narrative dead end.īut their travels find the gang rediscovering the joy of their gigs – a shared passion ignited by Donald Glover’s musician, Andre, and reinforced by the easy chemistry between them all, from Kevin Nash’s gruff, weary Tarzan to Adam Rodriguez’s artisan fro-yo-loving Tito. They pass inevitable cliches along the way, from Richie (Joe Manganiello) wondering whether he’s still got it and Matt Bomer’s failed actor, Ken, embracing a rare chance to sing to a new romantic interest for Mike, in the form of Amber Heard’s photogrpher, Zoe. That focus on profit offers a telling contrast to our boys, who are less concerned with success and more with being happy their journey to a stripping convention is a last hurrah more than a career move. It’s a formula as rock hard as the abs on display, with the cast all returning, except for Matthew McConaughey and Alex Pettyfer – whose characters have fled to pursue their own money-making enterprise. How? By reuniting with the gang and going on a road trip. Where previously, Channing’s Mike was an unhappy dancer trying to give meaning to his life by making furniture, here, he’s an unhappy furniture maker using his dancing to find meaning. But while there’s a lot of Channing all over this Tatum, there’s also a new appreciation of what that entails. On the surface, that seems to be it a shallow sequel cashing in on that commercial prospect. Magic Mike XXL, on the other hand, is a film about male stripping. The marketing has nothing to do with the makers of the film, of course, but a similar change has happened there too: Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike was a heartfelt character study of men who happened to be strippers. Compared to the original’s poster crying “HELLO GIRLS”, though, there’s a shift that’s taken place in its understanding of gender and sexuality.

Magic Mike XXL continued the first film’s brand of in-your-face marketing with a hashtag that promised no end of fun.

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