Channing Tatum and the ease of the tease
Apr 25, 2022
3 minutes
Sophie Monks Kaufman
There are vanishingly few actors today who entertain via song, dance and twinkly-eyed charm. What used to be the staple skillset of Old Hollywood movie stars has long since been replaced by a tide of realism, naturalism and the ability to shapeshift with every role.
Step up, Channing Matthew Tatum, seemingly engineered in a lab to give uncomplicated pleasures to audiences. A song-and-dance man in the mode of Gene Kelly, whose tap-dancing, sailor-suit wearing prowess he (2016), it’s his understated presence that makes him a modern star. Kelly had a cheesy grin; Tatum has a cheeky one with jughead ears that make his rippling physique seem unthreatening.
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