Good Buzz For New Elvis Movie

[+ Lucky]

Austin Butler reportedly knocks 'em out as Elvis. The film got a 12-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival.

Even Priscilla likes it!

https://pagesix.com/2022/05/26/priscilla-presley-in-tears-as-elvis-gets-12-minute-standing-ovation/?_ga=2.211663068.835716057.1651612035-1004075814.1651612035

https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-priscilla-presley-on-elvis-biopic-20220430-iv7c7dhzbvcu3g2tusckqyqvue-story.html

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I'll watch anything Baz does.  He's a genius.

[jjkrkwood]

No doubt, the boy is cute, but lacks the Elvis mystique....  Ill judge once I see the flick. 

[Alpha714]

I like anything Baz does.  Not an Elvis fan but I think the film looks really good.

[OCClient]

Looking forward to Austin Butler as Elvis.

 

Edited June 1, 2022 by OCClient

[sydneyboy]

Has anyone actually seen it yet?

[+ Cash4Trash]

It premiered at Cannes - here's Variety's review. https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/elvis-review-austin-butler-tom-hanks-baz-luhrmann-1235269244/

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

9 hours ago, sydneyboy said:

Has anyone actually seen it yet?

Unless a premier or preview, this film doesn't hit major screens until the 24th.

[sydneyboy]

1 hour ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

Unless a premier or preview, this film doesn't hit major screens until the 24th.

Thank you. I read a review in the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday that was somewhat short of rapturous.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

1 hour ago, sydneyboy said:

Thank you. I read a review in the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday that was somewhat short of rapturous.

I hope it's good.

I'm a fan of both Baz and Hanks.  

As a director, he never makes boring films.

[MiamiLooker]

I wonder if gen z and millennials will have any interest in seeing this.

[+ Lucky]

The Washington Post hated it:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/06/22/elvis-movie-review/

The SF Chronicle loves it:

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-austin-butler-will-make-you-believe-hes-elvis-in-baz-luhrmanns-exhilarating-new-movie

[sydneyboy]

9 hours ago, Lucky said:

The Washington Post hated it:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/06/22/elvis-movie-review/

The SF Chronicle loves it:

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/review-austin-butler-will-make-you-believe-hes-elvis-in-baz-luhrmanns-exhilarating-new-movie

The Sydney Morning Herald gave it 3 out of 5 and didn’t think much of it.

[Epigonos]

I saw the film “Elvis” last week. I highly recommend it even though I found it extremely difficult to sit through and one of the saddest films I have ever seen.  I was bowled over by Austin Butlers portrayal of Elvis Presley.  The guy absolutely nailed it from beginning to end. If he does not win the Academy Award for Best Actor, it will prove to me that winners are not selected based on their performances but rather on what is politically correct at the moment. I did not, however, much like Tom Hank’s portrayal of “Colonel Tom Parker”. As far as I’m concerned, he over acted to the point of creating an absurd caricaturization of Parker. However, my money is definitely on Hanks winning best actor in a supporting role for his performance. Hanks along with, for example, Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren are amongst a group of actors who if they walked out on a stage, tripped, and feel over the audience would go crazy – they simply can do NO wrong.

 

[Rod Hagen]

The first half of the film is a typical, and unfortunate, Baz-Luhrmann mess, the rest is fine. Hank's performance is a distraction throughout.  Butler is very very good as Elvis.  Lucky is right, he nailed it.

And in the end you see a sad and beautiful performance by Elvis, and you're reminded, again,  how golden that voice was.  

[+ Lucky]

I finally watched the movie and enjoyed it. Didn't know much about Parker, but sure hated him based on Hanks' performance.

Austin Butler was fantastic in what must have been a very difficult role.

[+ Snbrd]

Austin Butler was fantastic. He nailed two key scenes. First, when Elvis played the TV special his way and second, the first Vegas show. Regrettably, the movie was way too long. We got the point that Colonel Parker was a bad dude but how much screen time did his character require?

Cinematography and costumes were well done. 

 

[kyleham]

A very well done film. Austin Butler was amazing. He should get an oscar nomination for this. As always  Tom Hanks delivers.

[+ Lucky]

Austin Butler was awarded a prize at the Palm Springs Film Festival, where he looked very nice!

[+ Lucky]

I couldn't find out from the desertsun.com, but Austin won the "Breakthrough Performance" award.