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‘Elvis’ Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Biopic, Starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Is a Stylishly On-the-Surface Life-of-Elvis Impersonation Until It Takes Off in Vegas

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Austin Butler pulls off impersonating one of the most indelible icons in American pop-culture history. Film has frenetic blast of scorching color, split screen, retro graphics and more edits per scene than a human eye can count. Big hurdle is the off-putting character piloting the narrative who creates a hole at its center.

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The GuardianThe Guardian

Elvis review – Baz Luhrmann’s squeaky-clean King is shaking no one up

Incurious yet frantic, Luhrmann’s spangly epic is off-key – and Austin Butler flounders in those blue suede shoes

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom
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The IndependentThe Independent

Baz Luhrmann’s sweaty, seductive Elvis makes the King cool again – review

In Luhrmann’s fairytale vision, Elvis’ manager (Tom Hanks) is the evil stepmother, while Austin Butler’s King is the princess locked in a tower

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom
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VarietyVariety

‘Elvis’ Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Biopic, Starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Is a Stylishly On-the-Surface Life-of-Elvis Impersonation Until It Takes Off in Vegas

Elvis Presley, with the exception of the Beatles, is the most mythological figure in the history of popular music. That makes him a singularly tempting figure to build a biopic around. But it also …

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States
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DeadlineDeadline

‘Elvis’ Review: Tom Hanks And Austin Butler In Baz Luhrmann’s Musical Feast Of A Biopic

There have been numerous movies chronicling the life of Elvis Presley, generally on TV and some with game performances from the likes of Kurt Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers to name two. It is har…

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States
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Vanity FairVanity Fair

Austin Butler Is the Only Thing That Works in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis

Turgid and shallow, the film costarring Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker adds little to our understanding of an icon.

2 years ago·United States
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The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter

Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’: Film Review | Cannes 2022

The King of Rock and Roll gets suitably electrified biopic treatment in this kinetic vision of his life and career through the eyes of the financial abuser who controlled him.

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States
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