Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Produced byBaz Luhrmann, Gail Berman, Catherine Martin, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss
Screenplay by Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, Jeremy Doner
Story by Baz Luhrmann, Jeremy Doner
Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Kelvin Harrison Jr., David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee&Luke Bracey.
Edited by Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond
Music by Elliott Wheeler
Cinematography: Mandy Walker
Production Companies: Bazmark Films; The Jackal Group
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
The plot: From his rise to fame to his unprecedented superstardom, rock ‘n’ roll icon Elvis Presley maintains a complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker, over the course of 20 years. Central to Presley’s journey and happiness is one of the most influential people in his life — Priscilla.
I finally had a chance to watch this movie.
Elvis Movie was really good but also overrated in my opinion.
Pros: Austin Butler rocks as Elvis. I enjoyed how they did this film by Tom Hank’s narration about Elvis’s life. All of his all-time classic songs were beautifully put together and seeing Elvis waiting for his downfall was sad to watch.
Cons: The movie went on forever. At times the film does skip around a lot and I didn’t fall in love with this film like everyone else in my opinion.
Cast:
- Austin Butler as Elvis Presley
- Chaydon Jay as young Elvis Presley
- Tom Hanks as Col. Tom Parker, Elvis’ manager
- Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley (née Wagner), Elvis’ wife
- Helen Thomson as Gladys Presley (née Smith), Elvis’ mother
- Richard Roxburgh as Vernon Presley, Elvis’ father
- Kelvin Harrison Jr. as B.B. King
- Xavier Samuel as Scotty Moore
- David Wenham as Hank Snow
- Kodi Smit-McPhee as Jimmie Rodgers Snow
- Luke Bracey as Jerry Schilling
- Dacre Montgomery as Steve Binder
- Leon Ford as Tom Diskin, a spokesperson for Col. Tom Parker
- Alton Mason as Little Richard
- Yola Quartey as Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Gary Clark Jr. as Arthur Crudup
- Natasha Bassett as Dixie Locke
- Kate Mulvany as Marion Keisker
- Josh McConville as Sam Phillips
- Christopher Sommers as Horace Logan
- Nicholas Bell as Senator Jim Eastland
- Christian Kisando as Smoky, Elvis’ Shake Rag‘s childhood friend
- John Mukristayo as Jimmy, Elvis’ Shake Rag‘s childhood friend
- Miles Burton as Bobby, Elvis’ Shake Rag‘s childhood friend
- Gad Banza as Doc, Elvis’ Shake Rag‘s childhood friend
- Adam Dunn as Bill Black
- Terepai Richmond as D. J. Fontana
- Patrick Shearer as Dewey Phillips
- Liz Blackett as Minnie Mae “Dodger” Presley (née Hood), Elvis’ grandmother
- Cle Morgan as Mahalia Jackson
- Shonka Dukureh as Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton
- Afik Ahmed Pious as Pious Binder
- Mark Leonard Winter as Tom Hulett of Concerts West, Inc. and Management III, Inc.
I recommend this film to anyone who loves Elvis.
Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe.