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
- wcmb - 13 January 2023
Just No
What is it with these biopics that can't tell a story without some gimimick. The gimmick in this film is a fat suit and a horrible Tom Hanks accent. Ten minutes in and I was done. This is the Elvis story on speed. We all know that Parker had an influence on Elvis but do we need a film that focuses on Parker in this way? I couldn't get past it which is really too bad because I was enjoying Austin whathisname as Elvis. Same died blond hair, heavy eyelids as Elvis, a nice bit of eye candy, but the film is god awful. It's so far removed from the heart of what made the king the king and I just couldn't stomach it to continue watching. - worldofnorman - 5 January 2023
I really can't uderstand so much 1s and 10s
I will start with what I didnt like and move to the prons later on.
I genuenly felt that the movie was more about celebrating american 20th century history with a sprinkle of Elvis rather than the man himself. I was hoping more of a Johnny Cash movie with all the rough stuff in Presleys career like drug abuse. The managers character is far more of a cartoonish villian than an actual human beign but I reckon that is not Hanks fault (since he is a great actor) but rather the script. All in all his life story deserved a better movie than this one celebrating the positive and negative traits of Elvis. The rap was way off for a celebrity superstar during the 50s and the 60s. And there was no rap/hip hop in the black community then either so I dont know why there was a need to put that when Elvis enters the black part of town. Just cringe.
I liked his roots with the black community and how he was influenced by soul and blues. Especcially in his early days and his obsession with it. It actually gives a lair to the character. The dancing and the hype when he first stepped on the scene in the mid 50s were spot on. And once I understood the movie wasn't going in the direction of the "Man in black" but on a rather lighter direction I decided to contain my own cyinicism and to take the movie as for what it was: A little nod and a celebration of a life of a man that is amongst top 10 most succesful musical artist (maybe 5 but thats for another debate) of the 20th century and definetly an american icon.
The young actor portraing Elvis was a great cast as an actor and a person who really looks like the man.
All in all they surley had more material but I enjoyed the movie nevertheless.
