'Magic Mike' will find audience, but lacks emotional depth
The gloves are off – the shirts, trousers and thongs too – in Steven Soderbergh’s cautionary tale of ambition and greed set in a Tampa Bay male nude revue bar.
Loosely inspired by lead actor Channing Tatum’s brief stint as a stripper, ‘Magic Mike’ delivers on the promise of copious oiled, naked flesh, which should guarantee healthy attendance from female and gay audiences.
