Elvis

I grew up listening to Elvis so I am quite familiar with all the movies about him and bios. In addition I have seen the Elvis concert movies countless times . I must say this movie does him justice finally. It was beautifully made, updated…. Loved it…. I am glad that for many who do not know who Elvis was and what a great talent he was finally have an opportunity to discover him and his music…..a great movie and so highly recommended.

In 2018, "Stan and Ollie" starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly was released and it had so much "artistic license", it didn't even resemble the real life events. It was such a missed opportunity because the acting was fantastic but the story was completely false.

So when I heard there was going to be a biopic about Elvis and his manager Colonel Parker, I became very skeptical. I prepared myself for another disappointing fictional portrayal.

I needn't have worried. As with all biopics there are occasional inaccuracies: Elvis sings "Trouble" in 1956, when it wasn't written until 1958. And Elvis fires the Colonel on stage when in reality, he fired him off stage.

But the difference is: These inaccuracies don't affect the truthful telling of his life story. The story itself is still extremely accurate. Jeff Pope could learn a lot by watching this film!

I've been reading a lot of reviews and comments on social media about the film and I've noticed that the vast majority of people who criticise it for various reasons (including "Austin Butler looks nothing like him")... all these comments are by folks who haven't seen the film yet.

I've read hundreds of books about Elvis. I've seen many documentaries about him. And I've seen a number of biopics about him. But this film is by far the best film on Elvis I've ever seen. They've done a phenomenal amount of research. The costumes, set designs, casting, crew, lighting, sound, musicians and everyone involved in this film deserve the highest praise possible.

I never thought I'd say this about a biopic but thank you Baz Luhrmann for this masterpiece.

(P.S. Although I don't particularly want to single anyone out (as all the cast were brilliant) but it'll be a missed opportunity if they don't quickly write a biopic about Little Richard, starring Alton Mason. He was amazing. It was as though they'd brought him back to life. One of the MANY highlights of the film.)

I was born in 1980 so I never had the pleasure of seeing this great man alive. This movie is amazing and it made me think of bohemian rhapsody both actors really made you believe that they were that person. Being Dutch it was weird having Tom Hanks trying to speak a few dutch words which weren't good btw haha. Also brought a tear to my eye to hear a snippit of It's only love my all time favorite number of Elvis. Hopefully this movie will receive a best picture nomination! Elvis may have left the building but will forever be in our hearts!

Cant Wait the king with Rock the movie theatres this summer!!

Excellent movie, very good acting by Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, vectuaries, set design, setting... simply excellent.

Excellent, fiction or not, it's sad to know that there are people in this world capable of destroying someone's life. This colonel seemed like the devil tempting him from every side.

Favorite movie of all time

i love this show and i enjoy it !

properly one of my favorite movies of all time