Summary
Channing Tatum discusses what it will be like when his kids finally watch theMagic Mikemovies. Debuting the first movie in 2012,Magic Mikesees Tatum play a male stripper named Mike who makes his money off of the art of sensual dance movies. After the firstmovie, theMagic Mikefranchisehas gone on to have two more movies:Magic Mike XXLandMagic Mike’s Last Dance.
Speaking onLate Night with Seth Meyers, Tatum discusses what it will be like for his kids to see theMagic Mikemovies someday.
Host Seth Meyers asked the actor what it would be like when his kids eventually stumble upon the film, and the two arrived at the fact that Tatum himself would not show the kidsMagic Mike. When they eventually do stumble on the film franchise, however, Tatum says that “it’s gonna be horrifying.” Check out the full quote from Tatum below:
It’s gonna happen. And like, it’s gonna be horrifying when it does. But it’s a lot of like this [dances] stuff and I’m gonna keep it in that area.
How Magic Mike’s Reception Changed Over Time
The Reception Of The Magic Mike Movies Took A Downturn
The firstMagic Mikefilm is certainly not kid-appropriate, making it understandable that Tatum would not want his kids to see him in that position. However, this age-inappropriateness is not at all a testament to thequality ofMagic Mike. Rather, the film received decent reviews at the time of its release, getting a Certified Fresh 78% Tomatometer with over 200 reviews. While critics admitted that the plot may be lacking, many noted how genuinely entertainingMagic Mikewas and that the film was fairly well-directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Audiences were more mixed on the second installment,Magic Mike XXL, than they were on first movie, giving it a 60% approval rating. The franchise only went downhill from there, with the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer decreasing with each film. By 2023’sMagic Mike’s Last Dance, the Tomatometer was a rotten 48%. Audiences were far more forgiving of the film, awarding it a 73% approval rating from over 1,000 reviews.
2012
78%
60%
2015
65%
55%
2023
48%
73%
Part of fall in thefilms could be attributed to its change in directorship. While Soderbergh helmed the first and third movies, he was only an executive producer on the second, leading to some disjointedness in the directorial vision. Come the third film, Soderbergh did not manage to recover things, and it made a series-low $57.1 million at the worldwide box office. Because ofMagic Mike’s loss of momentum, anypotentialMagic Mike 4or a spinoff is less and less likely.
