Austin Butler

Tom Hanks

Olivia DeJonge

Helen Thomson

Richard Roxburgh

Kelvin Harrison, Jr.

David Wenham

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Luke Bracey

Dacre Montgomery

Leon Ford

Gary Clark Jr.

Yola

Natasha Bassett

Xavier Samuel

Adam Dunn

Alton Mason

Shonka Dukureh

David Gannon

Shannon Sanders

Charles Grounds

Josh McConville

Kate Mulvany

Gareth Davies

Chaydon Jay

Christian Kisando

John Mukristayo

Miles Burton

Gad Banza

Aristene Kisando

Senayt Mebrahtu

Princess Mariama Andrews

Sharon Brooks

Nicholas Bell

Anthony Phelan

Sandro Colarelli

Cle Morgan

Charles Allen

Natalie Bassingthwaighte

Liz Blackett

Mike Bingaman

Christian McCarty

Tony Nixon

Andrea Moor

Mark Leonard Winter

Hugh Parker

Thomas Larkin

Hilton Hyppolite Denis

Christopher Sommers

Brad Leaver

Simon Mallory

Terepai Richmond

Alex Knight

Jordan A. Holland

Lenesha Randolph

Elizabeth Cullen

Angie Milliken

Luke Corrin Care

Jack McGirr

Miranda Frangou

Lakota Johnson

Ruby Gonzales-Judd

Greg Powell

Patrick Shearer

Sarah Ogden

Iain Gardiner

Melina Vidler

Traneshia Chiles

Lauren McClinton

Gary Haile

Kellee Halford

Angela Hill

Jamiah Hudson

Norris Jones

Stephen Ladson

Alfreda McCrary

Angela McCrary

Beverly Ann McCrary

Keb' Mo'

Tamica Nicole

Marqo Patton

Robert Randolph

Calvin Settles II

Calvin V. Settles, Sr.

Ira Wayne Settles, Sr.

Odessa L. Settles

Sara Settles

Shirley M. Settles

Jacqueline Smith-Jefferson

Torshia Suggs

Cameron Keith Walls

Andrea Baker

Libe Barer

Doug Burch

Cathy Cavadini

Elvis Presley

Baz Luhrmann

Jeremy Doner

Matt Villa

Jonathan Redmond

Tom Wood

Anton Monsted

Elliott Wheeler

Corinne Clery

Nicolette Eva

Anna Gray

Michael Minkler

Mandy Walker

Catherine Martin

Karen Murphy

Sam Bromell

Nikki Barrett

Ian Gracie

Tuesday Stone

Matt Wynne

Gary Archer

Tony Drew

Devin Gray

Andrew Kattie

Tanika Pratt

Rachel van Baarle

Alice Wilkinson

Fiona Crawford

Ineke Majoor

Rachelle Mejia

Andy Nelson

Michael Keller

Greg P. Fitzgerald

Wayne Pashley

Kate Wormald

Toby Emmerich

Meow Nutjaree Wannasri

Katrina West

Shelly Wallace

Timothy Mossop

Elke Hinrichsen

Lani Carroll

Connor Barton

Erin O'Shiel

Alice Gracie

Prudence Williams

Greig Wagner

Rob Versluis

Tabitha Tendolle

Shaye Tendolle

Emily Tate

Amelia Nowlan

Alex Miller

Kristi McLaren

Hine Mark

Russell Grant

Karen Gardner

Russ Gallagher

Kelly Louise Evans

Chloe Donaldson

James Cowling

Nicholas Copping

Seron Chau

Maree Burke

Murray Alford

Candice Mars Williamson

Stephanie Tiltman

Charlotte St Baker

Walter Ratcliffe

David Quinn

Georgia Karamihas

Lleyton Hails

Natalie Wall

Gracie Raymond

Liz Ludwitzke

Barbara Harris

Beth Day

Kate Boladian

Jono Watts

Jake Walton

Karl Van Moorsel

Sarah Taylor

Angela Sippel

Glenn Ruehland

Gulliver Page

Blake Lindsell

Presley Johnson

Briahne Holland

Fletcher Donohue

Zachariah Dominello

Grace Conlon

Ilana Collins

Kyle Clark

Bridget Burt

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Elvis

Warner Bros. Pictures

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The Jackal Group

Australia

United States of America

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After about ten minutes, I was both exhausted and terrified. Was what I had just seen - colourful but frenetic and haphazard going to continue? Well, it does calm down - and continues to quite cleverly interweave the early years and aspirations of this young boy with the openly racist political situation that prevailed in the Southern United States in the early 1940s. From here on in, I am treating this as a provocative and entertaining but entirely speculative drama about this man. Historians always argue about what did happen - or what might have, and I haven't any factual insight to add. On that basis, this is a quickly paced and creatively structured depiction of the main points of the life of Elvis. Austin Butler has an uncanny resemblance. As was often said of Dustin Hoffman, it's a fine line between mimicry and acting, but here I think Butler is more in the latter corner. He puts enormous effort into this portrayal. Physically and emotionally he gives convincingly of his all, leaving us in no doubt as to the talents and raw charisma that drove Presley to sell more records than anyone else. History tells us that he was discovered, and that until his death he had a pretty turbulent relationship with his promoter - Col. Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). Hanks is fine, no better. His make up did distract me, especially as he aged, and his accent isn't the best; but he features surprisingly sparingly even if he is essentially relaying the narrative to us. Virtually all of this focusses on the excellent Butler as he demonstrates the highs and low of this man who ended up craving love and adulation as readily as anyone can crave drugs or booze (though he used his fair share of them too). I could have done with more flesh on the bones of his relationship with his mother and his wife, but the depictions of the parasitic hangers-on who continually bleed him dry leave us with a potent image of a not unintelligent man who brought pleasure to millions with his gyrating, his songs and his personality, but maybe didn't keep that much back for himself. It's planet Baz, so of course it is flamboyant and busy, the musical numbers are fluid and full of energy. Once it settles down it is a vibrant and lively effort that really does fly by and that I really did enjoy.

Manuel São Bento

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"Elvis features a glorious, electrifying, iconic performance from Austin Butler that will deservedly guarantee him all the awards of the year.

Unfortunately, the actor isn't enough to overcome the many technical issues, besides Tom Hanks' massive miscast and the formulaic musical biopic narrative. Baz Luhrmann's style theoretically fits the legendary singer's vibrant aura, and the filmmaker's intention is clear.

Nevertheless, the frenetic, choppy editing and the restless camera movements rather come off as a messy, confusing, headache-inducing atmosphere instead of elements that elevate the overall piece. The unnecessarily hefty doesn't help.

I was hoping to be surprised, but then again, I'm admittedly not the biggest Elvis/Luhrmann fan."

Rating: C+