Magic Mike Rundown

Lauren:  I knew based on the title alone we were in for a treat.  Alliterations?  C’mon, try giving a thumbs down after hearing one of those.

Steph: Personally, I would have liked a bit more warning up front.  Alliterations be damned.  Hit me with something like:   ‘Don’t Spend Your Money on Too Many Shots of Matthew McConaughey’s crows feet”  

Lauren: First off, you’re an English teacher.  Figurative language should delight you.  Secondly, this movie objectifies men instead of women, and you’re a female liberal.  It’s like Christmas in July.

Steph:  Let’s talk about the facts.  Watching this movie was like listening to a dramatic reading of See Spot Run.

Lauren: I will not debate you on that.  Like See Spot Run, this movie relied on its pictures more so than its words to deliver the message.  What I liked was all the different costume changes they were able to incorporate.  Gloves came off when Sara, the oldest sister, and I were trying to sequence the top 3 as we drove home. Dog tags, sweatshirts, and bullet proof vests are fierce competitors.

Steph: True, and truth be told they had me tappin’ my toe with a sweet little trench coat number to the popular favorite “It’s Rainin’ Men”.  Alleluia indeed.  But what a dive the director has taken from such hits as The Informant and Oceans 11,12 and 13?  The best he could get was Channing Tatum? He lost it when the script called for Tatum to string more than 3 words together. Tragedy.

Lauren: How many of those tickets are being sold based on the promise Channing’s word weaving would be poetic? Personally, I paid my $6.50 to see a conventional love story told in an unconventional way...

Steph: Well, agree to disagree, I suppose.  The thing we got out of this was a magic comment from our mother who also happened to see this little gem.  Her complaint: “I thought there would be better dancing”.  Agreed, mom.  Agreed.