80. LE BARE

only fair.  i don't feel that i learned much with this film, nor was i very entertained, which is some surprise, considering the film topic is a male strip club in dallas.  the film is produced by joe manganiello, one of the stars of magic mike.  this club may be the inspiration for that film, but it doesn't come off as hot at all.  the men are totally buff; most of them are respectful of women.  they eat healthy and exercise and most don't abuse alcohol, drugs or women.  but, it just falls flat.  i guess the most interesting takeaway is that the male dancers get both money and a sense of appeal and self esteem from their work; the women who come to the club feel accepted by the men and get confirmation that a hot man can find them attractive and acceptable.  even if it's all done for the act, those emotions seem powerful enough to keep the women spending big and the men doing what they can to raise the level of spending.  i'll just wait for the sequel to magic mike, which is guaranteed to be more interesting than this film.