The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
- Released: 2022-06-22
- Runtime: 159 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History, Music
- Stars: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Dacre Montgomery, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Richard Roxburgh, Helen Thomson, Yola, David Wenham, Luke Bracey, Alex Radu, Alton Mason, Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Natasha Bassett, Leon Ford, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, Adam Dunn, Gary Clark Jr., Shonka Dukureh, Charles Andre Allen, Chaydon Jay, Tony Nixon, Christian McCarty, Cle Morgan, Greg Powell, Anthony LaPaglia, Mike Bingaman, Elvis Presley, Priscilla Presley, Vernon Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Martin Luther King Jr., Walter Cronkite, Robert F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Charles Manson, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Director: Baz Luhrmann
Comments
- chuckvarelas - 4 July 2024
The Tom Hanks Problem
One can't be to irrespecutful of such and outstanding career but certainly the actor is to say the least, a big smudge on an otherwise great story.
The parodical makeup and acting are so annoying (and not in the way intended). It bombs the film and I kept having this impulse to pull the nuisance out of my way while trying to watch the rest.
Hanks himself seems to be bullying his character as a child would: impersonating other kids wryly as to bother them.
There are two movies here: one stared by a great actor giving a great performance and one with an actor in the wrong place at the wrong time.
To bad the movie is almost a must see. So until Ai does something about it, you'll have to eat a toad to get the lobster.
(I read this minute the man got his first Razzie award from playing A. Butler. )
So much for insights, ha, ha.
8/10. - marjayhan - 18 April 2024
Didn't like this adaptation
Sorry Baz but this isn't that great. Why did Tom Hanks have to star? He sounded like an Adam Sandler skit throughout. His character and narration ruined it from the beginning. It seemed like a mockumentary at times.
I did like the originals of the music that Elvis covered throughout his life. The movie made me want to seek out their versions of songs they sung.
The editing of the film was choppy and fast which I didn't enjoy.
The best part of it was the music from that time. Some banger tunes. I was 1 hr 11 mins into the movie and saw there was an hour twenty left! The movie was way too long. Longer than it needed to be. Not for me.
