Elvis

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	Austin Robert Butler	Elvis
	Tom Hanks	Colonel Tom Parker
	Olivia DeJonge	Priscilla
	Helen Thomson	Gladys
	Richard Roxburgh	Vernon
	Kelvin Harrison Jr.	B.B. King
	David Wenham	Hank Snow
	Kodi Smit-McPhee	Jimmie Rodgers Snow
	Luke Bracey	Jerry Schilling
	Dacre Montgomery	Steve Binder
	Leon Ford	Tom Diskin
	Gary Clark Jr.	Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
	Yola	Sister Rosetta Tharpe
	Natasha Bassett	Dixie Locke
	Xavier Samuel	Scotty Moore
	Adam Dunn	Bill Black
	Alton Mason	Little Richard
	Shonka Dukureh	Big Mama Thornton
	David Gannon	Charlie Hodge
	Shannon Sanders	Pentecostal Pastor
	Charles Grounds	Cousin Billy
	Josh McConville	Sam Phillips
	Kate Mulvany	Marion Keisker
	Gareth Davies	Bones Howe
	Chaydon Jay	Young Elvis

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Director	Baz Luhrmann
Writer	Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, Jeremy Doner
Producer	Gail Berman, Toby Emmerich, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Kevin McCormick, Patrick McCormick, Andrew Mittman, Courtenay Valenti, Schuyler Weiss, Elliott Wheeler
Musician	Elliott Wheeler
Photography	Mandy Walker

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My quick rating - 7.2/10. Another Oscar nominee for best picture. Austin Butler was excellent in his depiction of Elvis. Oftentimes, he was holding this movie together since Baz Luhrmann has a tendency to get a bit lost in his own flicks. One thing that stuck out to me in this is the complete lack of addressing the drug problem that Elvis had. I understand trying to keep with the all-American image, but if you are going to show the highs and lows of a legend's career such as this, you cannot just ignore a major component to how he was after returning from the Army. Putting aside my major gripe, I will say that the performance by Butler is very deserving of the praise and awards he has received. As far as the story goes, it is nice that it focuses a lot on Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks) and how he completely took advantage of Elvis from the very beginning. Another great performance is turned in by Hanks, who, as you are watching, you may forget who the story is actually about. If Parker isn't on the screen, he almost assuredly is narrating. He gets that much presence in the flick. I enjoyed getting a biopic on someone who was so iconic and absolutely changed the music industry, such as Elvis did. Sometimes it is very difficult to realize that one person made such an impact on America and even the world, the way he did. Getting a glimpse into his rise to fame and his influences helps bring a better understanding of him. I just wish it were a bit more encompassing, but I suppose the darker stuff can stay for the books, let the entertainment from this film at least enlighten the viewer to the rest of his story.
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