The new Steven Soderbergh film "Magic Mike" is excellent. Its a funny, fast-paced and yet serious film about the male stripper scene in Tampa, Florida. Channing Tatum is incredibly fun to watch as the film's main character Magic Mike, who takes another young man under his wing and introduces him to the fun and profitable life of male-stripping. The club owner is played by Matthew McConaughey who delivers the best performance in the film because of his energy, charisma and dominating character traits. This is definitely Steven Soderbergh's most entertaining film since "Traffic".
Many of the filmmaking techniques used in this film are reminiscent of Soderbergh's earlier films. "Magic Mike" definitely displays his fast-paced, jump-cut-style editing that was used quite a bit in 2009's "The Girlfriend Experience" as well as natural lighting that is similar to certain scenes in "Traffic". Much of the music used in the movie has a catchy, techno-like rhythm to it which adds to the movies overall entertainment value. Music like this was also used very well in Soderbergh's last film "Contagion" except in a much more dramatic fashion.
Channing Tatum's performance in the film was incredibly fun to watch and yet intriguingly complex. His character Michael "Magic Mike" Lane is the lead star of the stripping crew yet he also shows a mature interest in furniture design and his best friend's ambitious sister, Brooke--played by Cody Horn. Mike does his best to enjoy the lifestyle he leads while also looking out for his new young friend Adam(Alex Pettyfer) and convincing Brooke that his life means more than that. Tatum displays a very impressive balance between smooth charm and caring sensitivity that makes him one of this generation's most entertaining lead actors. By the end of the movie we are glad to see that Mike wants to grow up without losing his sense of humor and boyish charm.
Grade: B+
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