Fresh
You'll get your man-cake, if that's what you came for, but Manganiello works hard to show the sometimes harsh realities behind the oiled pecs and tear-away pants.
Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
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La Bare
Overview
Since the birth of the male review in the late 1970s, the greatest male strippers in the world can all be traced back to one club... La Bare Dallas. La Bare gives you a behind the curtains look at the lives, loves, laughs, and loss of the current crop of dancers as well as the man that’s been going strong for over three decades since the club’s inception, Randy “Master Blaster” Ricks.
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78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's hardly an essay on gender politics, but read between the lines and you'll find some interesting contrasts.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
The name proves unfortunately apt for a rambling, superficial documentary that straddles the line between expose and infomercial.
Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
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