Elvis

critic Reviews

, 77% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • The standard rock biopic formula gets all shook up in Elvis, with Baz Luhrmann's dazzling energy and style perfectly complemented by Austin Butler's outstanding lead performance.
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Ed MasleyArizona Republic
    It's all very stylized and flashy and modern, self-consciously hip in a way that's clearly been designed to speak to generations for whom Elvis Presley may not be the King of Rock 'n' Roll so much as the guy on the soundtrack to "Lilo & Stitch."
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Jonathan RomneyUncut Magazine [UK]
    Elvis is hyperbolic, one-dimensional and ludicrous – but as high-excess cinematic myth-making, it’s a blast.
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  • , Rotten Tomatometer Score
    Todd GilchristAV Club
    Luhrmann's fast-cutting super-montage style overpowers the subject matter, and the result is an impressionistic, jumbled highlight reel of Presley’s many accomplishments, despite vivid recreations by actor Austin Butler as The King.
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    Ty BurrTy Burr's Watch List
    Baz Luhrmann turns the life of Elvis Aaron Presley into a three-ring circus with more sensation than sense in Elvis. But it’s got a good beat and you can dance to it.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Adam Mullins-KhatibChicago Reader
    Flashes of color, lightning cuts, and the camera spins and needle drops are at times overwhelming, but it’s an overall enjoyable experience that washes over you in waves of excitement.
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  • , Rotten Tomatometer Score
    Dwight BrownDwightBrownInk.com
    Baz Luhrmann photobombs this Elvis portrait with over-extravagant filmmaking that dwarfs the iconic rock and roller. And that ain’t easy.
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    Nuha HassanNuha Hassan
    Luhrmann overlooks a lot of the horrible things that happened during his legacy to create a version that is worthy of the big screen.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Emma-Jane BettsThe Digital Fix
    There is no doubt in my mind that Elvis is a fine tribute that many fans won't regret watching, but it just gets in its own way and doesn't manage to stand as an exceptional one.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Jillian ChilingerianOffscreen With Jillian
    The film gets in its way but is a good start for Butler’s growing career.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Matthew CreithMatinee With Matt
    The triumph of Elvis comes in the form of lead actor Austin Butler, who embodies the King from start to finish. Butler's performance brings life to an often cartoonish man, selling his soul to director Baz Luhrmann's trademark flash and flair.
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