Despite gaudy club scenes, ‘Magic Mike’ recalls director’s early indie films.
Despite the glitz and the sexy, trashy club scenes, when you strip all that away what’s left in Soderbergh’s film is the heart of the story, told in the gentle, effective way that first caught our eye several decades ago. It’s nice to know that after all his A-movie success with the Ocean’s Eleven movies, Soderbergh still has that inventive, independent filmmaker side.
Magic Mike *** (out of four stars)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Rated R
Got Magic?
Here is my first impression of The Amazing Spider-Man. It has a terrific cast, headed by Andrew Garfield as Spidy and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, that really captures the angst of being a shy high school loner and the joy of embracing newfound abilities.
With Matt Damon passing on the chance to continue as memory-challenged super spy Jason Bourne, the franchise went in a new direction with two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, The Town, The Avengers).
Director Steven Soderbergh and his screenwriter Scott Z. Burns (Contagion, Bourne Ultimatum) were inspired to create Side Effects based on their fascination/revulsion with all the drug commercials on TV.
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