I loved it...

Rating: 8/10 (10 October 2015)

The first movie was advertised to be a guilty pleasure dance intensive movie but it turned out to be a Soderbergh drama full of drugs, desperation, and penis pumps. It's one thing to put your best foot forward in a trailer, it's another to out right lie about what kind of movie you made. I was beyond annoyed and rather skeptical going into XXL. XXL turned out to be everything I wanted the first to be and more. It's fun, funny, has heart, has more dancing, better dancing, plus I'm pretty sure the guys got hotter. It's a guilty pleasure but has a message about being yourself. It's also kind of empowering, everyone is given their dignity and ownership of their sexuality and is shown as deserving of attention and affection. The movie never gets mean, even when it would be easy to do so for a cheap laugh. The convenience store scene is everything, so funny and well staged. Matt Bomer sings and it's amazing. Stephen "tWitch" Boss is an excellent addition to the cast. The Mike/Malik finale is just incredible dance work. Jada is a goddess and owns every single second she's on screen. I left the theater with a smile on my face and will happily re-watch this on DVD over and over.