Elvis may have left the building, but he will be shoot in cinemas this summer, thanks to director Baz Luhrmann (The Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet). Elvisthe story of one of the greatest icons of music, come on rising star austin butler in the lead role, with Tom Hanks as we have never seen him before in the role of Elvis Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The film premiered in Cannes on May 25, and critics have pretty strong opinions on what they saw. Despite the 12 minutes of standing ovation reported e Praise from the King’s ex-wife, Priscilla Presley the biopic is getting some pretty heavy reviews.
The first images we got the Elvis the trailer looked great and the film promises to show nearly 20 years of the musician’s life, from his humble beginnings to his tragic death in 1977. Baz Luhrmann appears to have gotten creative with his storytelling, attracting polarizing reviews from critics prior to its release. theatrical release of the film on June 24th. One thing that is indisputable, according to Stephanie Zacharek of Time , is the director’s love for his subject. She says:
With these just a film: the first hora más o menos es exceptionally fragmented and frenetic, as if Luhrmann will travel in time through a holographic representation of Elvis Presley’s video, sumergiéndose y recorriendo los significant events con poco tiempo para to land. But through all the artistic excesses, one truth shines through: Luhrmann loves Elvis so much that he hurts. And in a world where there is supposedly always a constant stream of new things to love, or at least oversee, the love for Elvis, our poor American king with a voice made of cloth of gold, feels like something truly pure. . .
While many reviews aren’t as brilliant as previous ones, most reviews agree that Austin Butler doesn’t just mimic Elvis Presley’s prolific dance moves and singing vocals. He apparently embodies the character in a way that is no small feat for arguably the most imitated person in pop culture. Anna Smith from the UK metropolitan newspaper recognizes it but says that, as good as Butler is, Tom Hanks is just as bad:
The King himself is played by Austin Butler, and he offers: from swagger to vocals, he plays Elvis and quickly makes you forget you’re watching the guy from The Carrie Diaries. It is a star that turns heads. Unfortunately, Hanks fares less well as a manager. Wearing prosthetics and putting on a distracting foreign accent (Parker was actually Dutch), Hanks looks too much like a caricature, taking the stage as an uninvited guest at a posh party.
David Ehrlich from IndieWire ranks the film with a D, saying Austin Butler’s performance is fit for the king, but he’s buried alive under a rhinestone roller coaster of feeble biographical tropes. He also wonders why Colonel Tom Parker is the main character in a film named after the late rocker:
“It doesn’t matter if you do 10 stupid things as long as you do one smart thing,” Colonel Tom Parker advises us at the start of Baz Luhrmann’s completely deranged biopic about the King of Rock & Roll, but even a lenient relationship would still leave Elvis short. of 370 “smart”. If only this 159-minute monstrosity, a sadistically monotonous super-edit in which an alien flamingo manipulates a greasy gullible young man over and over and over until they both cry and die, was kind enough to be brief in all other respects. . .
Caspar salmon everyday beast He says Elvis “runs around showing off his gold like a drunken old millionaire in a strip club,” calling the biopic “utterly grueling.” He learns about important aspects of the singer’s life, such as how he grew up from a young rookie to a superstar owner of Graceland. Apparently, his mother’s death was also overlooked. This reviewer says:
These mistakes are significant, because the film is so extraordinarily long, spending what feels like decades on elements of Presley’s life that are considerably less interesting (like the Las Vegas residency), that the film feels improvised, a rag.
Adam Solomon of Press View gives the film a C +, appropriately, as this review doesn’t seem to choose which side of the vote to drop. The reviewer calls the film “terrible” and yet “extremely funny”:
A fiercely conventional biopic with all the musical analysis of a Spotify playlist, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is, at best, an affront to the cinema. The gimmicky edits, goofy interpretations, and maniacal pacing prevent this film from being taken particularly seriously. He doesn’t even seem to want such an answer. Yet, a skill that Luhrmann has always seemed adept at, Elvis is also completely entertaining in two hours and fifty minutes of meaningless dialogue and political choices. I’m not proud to say it’s one of the funniest movies I’ve had this year. Elvis may have them all in shock, even if his tune is definitely on fire.
Despite all the strong opinions offered, it seems that the negative reviews are praising one aspect or another of the film, while the positive reviews still have big concerns. For what it’s worth, 34 critics who saw the film and rated it rotten tomatoes was rated above average, with a rating of 82% and an average rating of 6.8 out of 10.
Elvis will be released exclusively in theaters on Friday 24 June and should be available for streaming HBO Max subscribers in August. In the meantime, do not hesitate to consult our 2022 film release schedule to start planning your next trip to the theater!
Source: Cinemablend
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