Why Is ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ So Relentlessly Unsexy?

LET DOWN

“Magic Mike” leaned into grimy sex appeal and “Magic Mike: XXL” embraced pelvis-throbbing R&B—and Backstreet Boys. “Last Dance,” meanwhile, has perfume-ad vibes and a kid narrator.

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