This movie was a little strange for me.
I came in the theaters expecting to watch an epic biopic but it wasnt anything close to that. Everything was so political somehow and you really felt that Baz Lurhman was pushing down his agenda down your throat. I came here to watch Elvis´ life and biography not have a history lesson on why racism is bad.
I was expecting something else than what i saw but im not completely disapointed.
The good: -Austin Butler was simply amazing, and he truly carries this movie. He showed some remarkable acting and he is a very charismatic actor. I would dare to say it was an oscar worthy performance
The Bad:
I wish there had been more of Elvis´ personal life on screen and not merely his relationship with his manager. Also there was not enough Elvis songs in it.
Its worth a watch but i wasnt blown away. 6,5/10.
I came in the theaters expecting to watch an epic biopic but it wasnt anything close to that. Everything was so political somehow and you really felt that Baz Lurhman was pushing down his agenda down your throat. I came here to watch Elvis´ life and biography not have a history lesson on why racism is bad.
I was expecting something else than what i saw but im not completely disapointed.
The good: -Austin Butler was simply amazing, and he truly carries this movie. He showed some remarkable acting and he is a very charismatic actor. I would dare to say it was an oscar worthy performance
- The elvis songs
The Bad:
- Terrible pacing and editing. The first half of the movie gave me nausea it felt like everything was going at supersonic speed and the second half was much slower.
- Tom hanks was simply miscasted. Sorry but his fake dutch accent is not believable at all and its simply annoying to listen to. He should not have been in this movie. Also it felt like he was the main character and Elvis was a side character in his own movie. Tom hanks had too much screen time and his performance was quite bad.
- modern trap rap songs in a film about Elvis Presley seriously?? What is wrong with the people who made this film? I simply dont understand the choice of some of the songs.
I wish there had been more of Elvis´ personal life on screen and not merely his relationship with his manager. Also there was not enough Elvis songs in it.
Its worth a watch but i wasnt blown away. 6,5/10.