Worse than bad--it's boring

Rating: 2/10 (3 July 2015)

Rare does a sequel live up to the original film. And Magic Mike XXL is no exception to the rule. You've to hand it to MM2: on the fluidity of race in America, and in the American South, so goes the story line. Are we in post racial America? No, we ain't,the more especially in the light of Charleston, SC. The narrative is stale, hackneyed, and downright dull. Even the dancing looks tired. Channing Tatum's talent is wasted. The film is full of psycho babble and hail thee good fellow and gal. And what's more the dancing is hardly 'erotic'. If you're looking for eye candy, don't waste your money on a ticket to this film. MM2 might make money. Still, MM3 isn't in the wings. And that's a blessing.