Critic Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
If it falls short of greatness, it's not by much - and it could end up growing with the years. At the very least, it is exceptional and one of the best and most original pictures to come along in 2012.
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New York Post
As we face yet another summer of brooding superheroes, it's Magic Mike to the rescue! He's got the civilian alter ego and the acrobatic skills to rival Spidey or Batman.
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91
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The movie is Mike's story, and Channing Tatum proves himself a true movie star. His Mike glides through the world with the ease of a god, and on stage he's electrifying.
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90
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The Hollywood Reporter
The raunchiest, funniest and most enjoyably nonjudgmental American movie about selling sex since "Boogie Nights."
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80
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New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
For starters, it's a pleasure to see Matthew McConaughey - a gifted actor who can't hide his boredom in trivial work - finally settle into the role for which he was born.
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75
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USA Today Claudia Puig
Almost as impressive as Tatum's moves are his comic flair and breezy grace. He proved his comic talents earlier this year in "21 Jump Street" and shows them off winningly here.
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70
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Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
The process is called acting, and the man (Tatum) in the title role of Steven Soderbergh's flashy, not-so-trashy entertainment does it so well that the debate should be officially ended.
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63
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Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
An odd and entertaining mix of backstage melodrama, indie verite, and "Showgirls" kitsch, the usual gender stereotypes are upturned.
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60
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Movieline
The divide between Tatum as performer and Tatum as actor gives the film an interesting unsteadiness.
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50
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Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Magic Mike slowly degenerates into a simplistic cautionary fable. I didn't see that coming from a sharp observer like Soderbergh.
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40
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Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Life, however, cannot be lived entirely on stage, and once the characters have to take off their thongs and return to their real lives, the film goes nowhere that is either interesting, involving or surprising.
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