dvd of the week
The sequel to Magic Mike, the movie about the surprisingly smart male stripper with a heart of gold, is as star and writer Channing Tatum promised, more what people expected from the original film. It’s not remotely dark, and there’s a lot more dancing, and that dancing is all about hot and nearly naked men scorching the screen. Everyone returns except for Matthew McConaughey and Alex Pettyfer: Tatum as Mike, Matt Bomer a beautiful Ken, Joe Manganiello as Big Dick Richie. The club has closed and they are out for their last big show at a stripper convention in Myrtle Beach. Mike persuades his old boss Rome, played by a scintillating Jada Pinkett Smith, to emcee the act, and they add Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss (of So You Think You Can Dance) and Donald Glover to the mix. Tatum, Bomer and Smith look great, sound great, and clearly have a ball. You will too.
