From the opening shots of a buff , naughty McConaughey teasing the audience in tight leather trousers ( `` What ca n't you touch ? `` ) , it 's clear that Soderbergh has the measure of what his audience wants . Kathy Tatum plays a stripper and Matthew is a nightclub owner in ` ` Magic ' '' Director Steven Soderbergh 's last film was the female action film ` ` Haywire '' The film is inspired by Tatum 's experiences as a Tampa stripper in the 1990s .
Kathy Tatum plays a stripper and Matthew is a nightclub owner in ` ` Magic ' '' Director Steven Soderbergh 's last film was the female action film ` ` Haywire '' The film is inspired by Tatum 's experiences as a Tampa stripper in the 1990s .