By day, Mike (Channing Tatum) makes ends meet any way he can -- handyman jobs, detailing cars or designing furniture. But nighttime is when Mike really gets to display his many talents: He's the hot headliner in an all-male revue. Mike sees potential in a 19-year-old he dubs the Kid (Alex Pettyfer), takes the teen under his wing and instructs him in the tricks of the trade. However, Mike learns there's a downside to the stripper lifestyle when it threatens his romance with the Kid's sister.Magic Mike / Film synopsis

Mike Lane takes to the stage once again when a business deal that went bust leaves him broke and bartending in Florida. Hoping for one last hurrah, Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite who lures him with an offer he can't refuse -- and an agenda all her own. With everything on the line, he soon finds himself trying to whip a hot new roster of talented dancers into shape.Magic Mike's Last Dance / Film synopsis

Exactly what those things are is both staggeringly obvious (Mike) and obliquely approached (by declaring him the director and choreographer of a strip show named after and somewhat based on a nonexistent, long-running, apparently sexist play called Isabel Ascendant).

The screenplay is in part inspired by Channing Tatum's experiences as a male stripper in Tampa, Florida, when he was 18 years old. Tatum said that he wanted to capture the atmosphere and energy of his past as a male stripper, but that the film is fictional, which allowed them to create their own scenarios.

The main draw of the film, naturally, is Tatum, who shows off not just his physique and dance skills, but also his considerable talents of charm and seduction. Steven Soderbergh has a way with directing ensembles of men, and whether the cast is fully clothed -- like in the.

It's an enjoyable movie that brings in many laughs, as well as terrific performances from the entire cast, the chemistry between everyone is great, particularly the parts between Channing Tatum and Cody Horn, they both seemed to really enjoy being in each other's company and their scenes were very natural.

However, while Magic Mike's Last Dance may be inspired by the real-life show, the dance sequences are evidently where the comparison ends. In fact, the characters and events that are shown on screen are all fictional, as confirmed by Tatum.

The amount of nudity, language, and substance use make this drama too mature for anyone under 17.

Max is hellbent on revamping the traditional play "Isabel Ascendant," a Victorian-era snore about a woman torn between love and money, infusing it with girl power to make audiences feel what she felt during Mike's pony dance.

The premise is shaky, the acting is overwrought, the script is full of lines that make absolutely no sense, and yet: Magic Mike's Last Dance is fun as hell, specifically because it's bad.

The truth is, Magic Mike was based on Channing Tatum own. life experience as a stripper in Florida. prior to his big break in Hollywood. To subvert the novelty of its sexual innuendo, the film uses male stripping as a storytelling device. to give an honest depiction.

In the first film, Mike is an aspiring furniture designer by day and the lead dancer at the Xquisite Strip Club in Tampa, FL., by night, working odd jobs as a handyman and jack-of-all-trades to pursue his dream of owning his own custom furniture business.