Baz chopped this to pieces. Then Tom Hanks accented it to its death.
Fake great on the big screen with the flash and jumble cut of glitter and sound.
But it all falls into a dark mess without clear focus on small screens. Considering streaming is the new drive-in, Baz made a bad call.
Hanks accent is thrown into focus on headphones and is so irritating it overrides the beautiful performance of Austin Butler.
The next problem seems to be the script. As often happens in Baz Luhrmann projects, he creates a big visual but forgets to allow the audience to have well developed characters for us to relate to.
Thanks to the dazzling power of Austin Butler that drags his character up and out of the noisy jangle of Baz's ego fest, we get a relatable and wonderful Elvis. Ironically this is usually Tom Hanks at his best when he completely submerges himself. But here acts like a turnip.
What could have been a volcano to Elvis is mainly smoke and mirrors - and a hideous fail by Hanks.
Fake great on the big screen with the flash and jumble cut of glitter and sound.
But it all falls into a dark mess without clear focus on small screens. Considering streaming is the new drive-in, Baz made a bad call.
Hanks accent is thrown into focus on headphones and is so irritating it overrides the beautiful performance of Austin Butler.
The next problem seems to be the script. As often happens in Baz Luhrmann projects, he creates a big visual but forgets to allow the audience to have well developed characters for us to relate to.
Thanks to the dazzling power of Austin Butler that drags his character up and out of the noisy jangle of Baz's ego fest, we get a relatable and wonderful Elvis. Ironically this is usually Tom Hanks at his best when he completely submerges himself. But here acts like a turnip.
What could have been a volcano to Elvis is mainly smoke and mirrors - and a hideous fail by Hanks.