Bokeem Woodbine, Christian Slater, Courteney Cox

Fresh out of prison, seasoned criminal Michael Zane wastes no time setting up his next big heist by joining up with a new gang led by his old friend and partner-in-crime, Thomas Murphy. Along with Ha...( read more  read more... )nson, Franklin and Gus, the boys plan a daring raid on the Riviera Hotel Casino in Las Vegas during International Elvis Week. Decked out in high collars, glittering belted jumpsuits and sideburns for miles, the gang hits the strip in search of their jackpot. But, blinded by the dollar signs in their eyes, they fail to see that their main obstacle will not be security, but each other's greed, not to mention the unexpected meddling of the scheming Cybil and her larcenous son Jesse, who get caught up in the middle of the feuding felons as their grand scheme begins to go bankrupt.

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R, 2 hrs. 5 min.

Directed by: Demian Lichtenstein

Release Date: February 23, 2001

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DVD Release Date: August 7, 2001

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  • June 7, 2008
    Five ex-cons have decided to ransack a casino dressed as "The King." The gang consists of their mean-spirited leader Thomas J. Murphy (Costner), the goofy Gus (Arquette), the tense Hanson (Slater), and the brutish Franklin (Bokeem Woodbine). They meet up with Michael Zane (Kurt R...( read more)ussell), an ex-con who is a bit more level headed than his pals. The five men hit the casino with all they've got and make their getaway in a helicopter piloted by Howie Long. While counting their cash at a local motel, things start to unravel. Tempers flare, words are spouted, and guns are pulled. Through a series of unlikely events, people are killed, backs are stabbed, and the money is taken on the run. Even Zane's new "girlfriend" (Cox) and her eight-year-old son get in on the action. It's soon obvious that Costner is the bad guy and Russell the good guy, and it's a cat and mouse game to retrieve the stolen loot all across the desert plains. Costner's usual limitations -- his dead-tone surfer's voice, his inability to use his body expressively -- are still on evident display, but he's a lot looser and focused than usual. Almost everything he does here is unexpected; he's learned to trust his instincts, to take chances and quit worrying what the general public might think of each and every one of his on-screen moves. The way Michael's been written, and the way the never-better Russell plays him, he's too smart for his own good, and it's in his willingness to introspect and admit his weaknesses that eventually make him an irresistible character. The love that develops between him and a sexy single mom (played by Courteney Cox) comes off as completely believable, because the writing throws their relationship arc a few curves, and both actors not only match up well together but actually listen to one another -- you can believe there's something genuine going on between them by their reactions and the words being held back. 3000 Miles to Graceland isn't any kind of classic, but looked upon in retrospect, it's much more telling about our current society's skewered moral sense than its naysayers will likely ever give it credit for.
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  • January 14, 2008
    cool movie, i liked it
  • September 10, 2007
    A decent waste of an afternoon. Watching Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner fight over 3 million dollars.
    I had to come back and amend my review and add that It's amazing in movies when trained SWAT teams with laser sights can't shoot squat while the bad guys hit everything without...( read more) them. I'd fire who ever calibrates the SWAT teams guns.
  • April 11, 2007
    Fuckin kick ass!
  • September 28, 2009
    A cross between oceans eleven and smokin aces and thats what you have here. Costner plays a real bad ass, you got to love em with the Elvis sideburns. Excellent action flick with good cast that includes Kurt Russell, Christian Slater, Jon Lovitz and the god awful cameo of Ice-T.
  • September 24, 2009
    Well ofcourse he wanted a jelly sandwich.
  • September 23, 2009
    I like it, it's fun and it's entertaining.
  • September 18, 2009
    this movie kicks ass
  • September 16, 2009
    Entertaining as it should have been and nothing else. Cool cast.

    43/100

Critic Reviews


February 27, 2001
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Lichtenstein grooves on bullets and blood and bedlam, but there's no grace, no drama, no sense of honor to the violence. full review

February 23, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

A sour and mean-spirited enterprise so desperate to please, it tries to be a yukky comedy and a hard-boiled action picture at the same time. full review

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  • shadowcall
    June 7, 2006
    Freaking Awesome. I thought it was going to suck, I fully intended on falling asleep while watching it. BUT - THIS MOVIE.... ahh its the saving grace for Kevin.

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