The Results Are In...MAGIC MIKE XXL Statistically Less Sexy Than The Original

It's a typical expectation when you view the sequel to a film that you get more of the same, perhaps bigger and better. Weirdly enough, this is not the case with Magic Mike XXL. While it should have gone without saying hotness would drop in the absence of Matthew McCouaughey, Slate did the math and it turns out the sequel to Magic Mike is statistically less sexy than the original film. There are well under half as many bare butts, g-strings, and shadowed dongs.

The shirt ripping remained the same however, and there was a noted increase in simulated ejaculation. The entirety of the study can be found at Slate's original post, which breaks down all the sexiness (or lack thereof) in Magic Mike XXL.

For what it's worth, the critical and audience reception of XXL has also been noted as lower than the original. Is it due to the lack of sexiness? One can only assume.

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