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Summary: flawed but occasionally interesting
Review: '3000 Miles to Graceland' isn't quite as dopey as the cover art featuring Kurt Russell and Kevin Kostner clad in Elvis regalia would suggest. Although it breaks little new ground in its already overworked genre, the film does emerge as an efficient crime drama thanks to a gallery of interesting characters, some impressive performances and Demian Lichtenstein's flashy directorial style.After a shaky first half hour or so, in which the film seems to be struggling to establish its direction and tone, the movie miraculously hits its stride and, thereafter, never really lets up. The story centers around a band of ex-cons, united by their almost obsessive love for the King of rock'n'roll, who decide to knock over a Las Vegas casino dressed as Elvis impersonators. Predictably, the heist serves merely as the pretext for one of them, the obviously psychotic Murphy (Kostner), to cold-bloodedly eliminate his accomplices. The fly in his ointment turns out to be Michael Zane (Russell), the most principled one of the group, who survives the holocaust and spends his time, along with a pretty single mother and her precocious child, trying to keep out of Murphy's way. In terms of plotting, the film follows a pretty traditional route for this kind of film. However, the characters here seem a bit more fleshed out than they often do in some of those other films, particularly Zane, who seems caught between his criminal inclinations and his innate goodness as a human being. Cybil, the single mother played by Courteney Cox, likewise seems conflicted between genuine love and emotion and the excitement of easy wealth and a life lived on the edge. But it is Kostner as Murphy who sets the real tone for the film. His portrayal of a steely-eyed psychotic killer literally sets the teeth on edge, as he callously mows down scores of policemen and innocent bystanders who happen to get in his way. He makes for a truly soul-cringing villain. Russell, who played the actual legend back in his own younger, more halcyon days, makes a fascinating subtle counterpoint to Murphy's unbridled ruthlessness. The film is not, however, a total success. For one thing, the violence often seems excessively brutal, graphic and mean spirited for a movie that seems to want to be a lark of sorts (after all, a movie featuring robbers dressed as Elvis impersonators can't be bidding to be taken too seriously). Moreover, the plotting, which far too often relies on unlikely coincidences to keep it rolling, also borders frequently on the incoherent. Finally, the morally ambiguous ending doesn't really sit well with those of us who find a couple of thieves, no matter how charming they may appear to be, unlikely candidates for heroism in the context of a 'happy' ending. All in all, however, '3000 Miles to Graceland' will probably appeal to those who like their crime dramas offbeat, quirky and filled with interesting characters.
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Summary: no matter what they do...
Review: No matter what little bells and whistles they add to this dvd, it will still be awful. This movie started off really cool, but after the first 20 minutes it went straight to the... Well you know what I mean. The plot to this movie was absolutely ridiculous. Don't get me wrong. I love the poor dialogue and semi-bad plots associated with most action movies, but this movie reached new lows. Do yourself a favor and leave this one on the shelves.
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Summary: Elvis has left the building
Review: I am not a big Elvis fan, but people like me don't need to have people like Thomas Murphy know about it. I went in to the movie hoping for a good time and left the movie haveing had a good time. The only thing i wasn't looking forward for was watching David Arquette, you ruined it David, it could have been a five star film. Oh wait, Ice-Cube, or Icedtea or Ice something, that guy sucked big time too. But other than that the movie was awesome. I believe Costner was at his best in this movie, he was the perfect part for the role. Kurt Russell could have gone either way. Demian Lichtenstein is a good director, but i would have rather seen John Woo direct this film, great job none the less. Viva Las Vegas!!
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Summary: This Movie was goddamn AWFUL
Review: From the 3-D animated fighting heavy metal scorpions at the beginning to the gunslinging music video at the end, this film was the stupidest piece of cinema to be shat out onto American screens in a long time. Like originality in your films? Good dialogue? Characterization? Basic coherence of plot and structure? Yeah? Then stay away from this [film]. And how can a movie so bad be so long? 3000 hours to Graceland is more like it, or 3000 hours to the poor plot device they made up to give this thing a title. It begans dumb and cliched, and then gets worse and worse, snowballing more thin characters and weak plot coincidences and poorly staged action scenes until all the stupid characters meet up and blow each other away. And then Ice T shows up. Pretty damn funny, though. J
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Summary: Action-Packed, Crime-Time, Elvis-Is-God kind of film.
Review: To be honest, I was surprised with how entertaining this film actually was for me. It had action, violence, and everything this type of film would need to make it great. Courtney Cox's appearance in this film was also sort of a shock, but as the movie went on she showed good acting and didn't look bad either. Now, this film is about a crime and how everything goes whacked after that. I recommend this movie to everyone who likes action and possibly you Elvis fans, you might just wanna see how this film goes.
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Summary: Action Packed!!!
Review: I really liked this movie. I was in Vegas and watched the filming. Kevin Costner played an excellent role as the villan. I also enjoyed the sound track of the movie. This was definitely an action packed movie, a bit violent in parts, but it is still a movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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Summary: 3000 miles beyond awesome . . .
Review: It was great to see Kevin Costner and Christian Slater playing in yet again another movie together. Throw in Courtney Cox, Kurt Russel, and (who was that cute little blue-eyed boy?-soon to be the newest brad pitt) you've got an awesome movie. The shooting scenes were awesome, they even had a few car chases. The beginning of the movie was fast-paced and took a few twists, and you're thinking "okay, now what is the rest of the movie going to be about?", but it slowly shows you the plot. Anyone who goes to see this for the great action will love it. Anyone who goes to see it for Elvis, won't. It's not a movie about Elvis. Sure, Kevin Costner is a huge Elvis fan in the movie, but that's about it.
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Summary: Some People Just Don't Get It
Review: I've read reviews whining because some people thought this movie was about Elvis. I guess I just don't see criticizing a movie because of an erroneous assumption, when the movie is GOOD. I mean, damn good. Kurt Russell, in not his first stint as Elvis (or in this case, an impersonator for the sake of a robbery) is wonderfully understated and kind of the calm during the storm in this movie. The storm? That would be Kevin Costner, who plays the baddest bad man of his career, I dare say. With all of the romantic hero roles he's played, this role goes a long way in showing the many talents of this actor. How he could be so bad and yet, likeable, is amazing to me. Courtney Cox has the trashy-sex-kitten-with-a-good-heart thing going on, and her son is too wise for his years in a realistic, yet sad, way. Yes, this movie has some violence. Is it more violent than other movies? Well, yeah, if you're talking about Bounce, it does. The point is, this movie is immensely entertaining, and never boring. And that's what movies are all about, yes?
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Summary: This movie rocks!!!
Review: This was one of the best action movies I have ever seen. It has good music and awesome shooting scenes. I highly recommend it.....
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Summary: Costner is...[a great "bad guy"]
Review: To keep this short and sweet, Costner makes one helluva cool bad guy, Russell is the good guy(although he robbed a casino, he never killed anyone, while costner was taking people out with a shotgun).Throw in sexy Courtney Cox, some of the coolest action scenes and one liners in a movie, and you got yourself a must see! P.S. Don't listen to those critics. Trust me!!!!!!
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