[Sr. Mints]

Elvis was terrific. Definitely one of the best music biopics I’ve seen to date (and I still haven't seen the Queen/Mercury film yet!)

I didn't really know much about Elvis, likely due to being born a generation later - especially his early life or the behind the curtains-Elvis. The film really opened my eyes at how tragic his life was: the spending, drugs, his entourage and gang of hangers-on, and financial abuse (to name a few). I didn't know he spent the last of his career washed up in Vegas, and knew nothing about his manager, Col. Parker. It was all quite illuminating, and when we got home from the theatre I dug a little more into his story.

Austin Butler absolutely nailed the role of Elvis. Totally killed it. He had the looks, mannerisms, the voice, and the swagger.

Tom Hanks was the piece that didn't really work for me. He went all-in and immersed himself in the character, but felt like more of a fat Tom Hanks caricature. Reminds me of Colin Farrell in The Batman, but Farrell's Penguin worked.

Edit: funny, I was telling my mom about the movie, and she knew all this stuff about Elvis. Like every_single_detail from how old Pricilla Presley was when her and Elvis met to the colonel "being a real bastard."