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40 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyMagic Mike XXL is ridiculously entertaining.
- 70Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThis sequel to the unlikely 2012 male-stripper sensation has an agreeably ramshackle spirit and another winning turn from star and producer Channing Tatum. As for the dancing, it’s as deliciously spirited as ever.
- 66TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeRevisiting this material to make a “let’s put on a show” musical is all well and good, but that musical would benefit from more energy and tighter editing.
- 60Total FilmJames MottramTotal FilmJames MottramPacked tight, Jacobs’ straightforward sequel may boast less up top than the Soderbergh-directed original, but still bulges where it counts.
- 60VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeWritten raggedly enough for the actors to bring their own chemistry to what aspirationally feels like one of Robert Altman’s backstage dramas (a la “Nashville” or “Ready to Wear”), Magic Mike XXL is most fun when it isn’t trying to justify itself, but just kicking back with the guys — or better yet, giving them a fresh excuse to show off their creativity.
- 60Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeMissing – and missed – are Matthew McConaughey as snake-hipped strip club owner Dallas and director Soderbergh, who gave the original its lived-in feel.
- 58The PlaylistKate ErblandThe PlaylistKate ErblandEven the best routines can’t entirely raise the film from its shambling, directionless feeling, and nothing is nearly as tight as Tatum and crew’s dance moves.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawWe’re always waiting for something important or interesting to happen, but it never really does.
- 40EmpireIan FreerEmpireIan FreerWith Soderbergh now only on cinematography duties, this one takes all of the original’s surface — chiefly the hip gyrations — and none of the substance, interesting character arcs or charms.