Okay if you ignore the hype

Rating: 7/10 (25 October 2015)

Magic Mike XXL was my first Magic Mike experience and I have to say it wasn't so bad; certainly not as bad as some reviews suggest here.
Classy and slick it is not but hey! what were you expecting? they're male strippers, right? This movie is made to appeal to suburban women and gay men everywhere and it doesn't limp far beyond the beefcake factor but my question is: why should it?
What we have here is a classic road trip movie with some implied sex, drugs and various other vices along the way. And of course, like most road movies, the obligatory performances along the way followed by the grand finale at (in this instance) the strippers conference.
This shows, of course, a complete lack of imagination but it doesn't really seem to matter.. If you are a prude you won't like it and I'm guessing that's why there are so many negative reviews here.
6/10 with an extra point for the sling/9 inch nails routine... yaaaaaaahhhh..