Critical mass: Movie review roundup for July 10
Magic Mike XXL (R)
Directed by: Gregory Jacobs
Starring: Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello.
The pitch: Male dancers decide to make one more road trip. They discover that their friendship is as important as entertaining. Their trip includes stops to start new relationships and fix old ones.
The formula: Strip down moments of “Magic Mike.” Crank up the volume of “Step Up.” Shake it up with scenes from “The Full Monty.”
Go see it: If you prefer the Chippendales to Chip & Dale.
Don’t go see it: If you get uncomfortable in a locker room.
Just like late-night cable: The soft-porn movies that air on the pay channels late at night are heavy on sex and light on plot. That’s the same formula used to make this movie.
Critics’ choices
Numbers indicate stars
The Fresno Bee | Ent. Weekly | N.Y. Times | L.A. Times | S.F. Chro | |
Inside Out | 31/2 | 4 | 31/2 | 31/2 | 31/2 |
Jurassic World | 31/2 | 31/2 | 31/2 | 3 | 31/2 |
Magic Mike XXL | 21/2 | 21/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Ted 2 | 11/2 | 21/2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Terminator Genisys | 31/2 | 21/2 | 21/2 | 2 | 2 |
This story was originally published July 9, 2015 at 6:16 PM with the headline "Critical mass: Movie review roundup for July 10."