katikat | Magic Mike

I watched Magic Mike with my mom. And I don't get the hoopla around it, why it's such a hit. Sure, the stripping scenes were very well done, Channing Tatum was awesome and Matt Bomer was cute but...

That's pretty much it. It was not all that funny and it had a very cliché/stereotypical plot. I would've preferred if Mike left for Miami with the others and made money out of the club and fulfilled his dreams. This way... I don't know, it was a let-down, a typical "I'm too old and want to settle down" schtick.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm happy for Channing Tatum that it was a real hit, he deserves it. And I know that it's based on his own experiences and that it was just the tip of an iceberg, that they showed just tiny bits and pieces of how ugly this business really is. But overall? Eh. I would've preferred if it was a comedy that didn't take itself that seriously.