The first Magic Mike, while fun to watch for the ladies (and some boys), was a huge HUGE letdown. Horrible story line, if you even count it, horrible acting by Pettyfer, (of course the poor kid can't fix the poorly written lines), no one knows why the old man "Tarzan" even got an acting job, and finally, lets admit it, had Tatum and McConaughey not signed on, it never would have happened. So, naturally, when it came out that there would be a sequel, people didn't give it the light of day... at first. However, with a couple of new names signed on such as Andie MacDowell, Amber Heard, Elizabeth Banks, Jada Pinkett Smith, and of course, Donald Glover, the new film gained a bit of cred. Then the trailer came out, using Mikes most popular song in the film, Genuine's "Pony," and the building way they did it.. people got a bit more excited. Finally, it comes out. Not an amazing story line, but still 10 times better than the first. Better actors. Better Choreography. AND better music of course. From Donald Glover singing to the girl in the club "Caroline," to Joe Manganiello's character dancing to Backstreet Boys' "I Want it That Way" in the convenience store, to Matt Bomer singing "Heaven to the cougars.. but the most memorable was R. Kelly's new song (well newish, 2014), "Cookie" which is played in the final dance scene when the characters of Channing Tatum and Stephen "tWitch" Boss dance at the convention. While its a cheap thing to point out, a song talking about "Cookies" was really fitting considering Channing tells Amber Heard's character he's a cookie guy.. then proceeds to grind on her on stage to a song called "Cookie." Well played.
P.S. Michael Strahan looks fantastic in a thong.
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