Rating: 
Summary: << Rough ride! >>
Review: An entertainingly heartless movie, made with style, energy and a modicum of humor. Yet another mindless, derivative, headache- producing assortment of senseless brutality and unconvincing romance...Brilliant picture editing starts from the animated scorpion fight well before the credits through the sequin jumpsuited Elvis impersonators, to the final climactic firefight.
A surprisingly riveting confection.
I found it sometimes meretricious but never soporific. This kind of movie happens when a music video director (Demian Lichtenstein) decides he wants to be the next John Woo (or maybe Quentin Tarantino)...
"Graceland" seems to be the kind of picture all the actors signed up for just because they thought it would be fun. Bad dude parolee Russell enjoys himself every bit as much as criminal bad dude Costner, Russell is playing the protagonist criminal who is smart enough to be wearing a bullet-proof vest when Costner shoots him (why don't these guys ever aim for the head?).
The woman part (there just M-U-S-T be a woman in this kind of films isn't it?) of the sexy motel clerk is played by great Courtney Cox Arquette. Quite a fun ride... if you don't take it seriously.
Rating: 
Summary: Weirdly Incompetent
Review: There are several bad movies out there, but at least they are easy to follow and live up to their billing. 3000 Miles to Graceland is not only a terrible movie, it's also completely incompetent and incoherent. That's a shame, too, since the basic premise of the film, Elvis inpersonators planning a Vegas heist, has loads of potential. At least that's what the previews would have us believe. The main problem is that the movie wants desperately to be an action film, but it should've been played as an offbeat comedy. But these filmmakers are not even close to being that imaginative, so instead we get this piece of trash. And it's not even reliable trash. We have Kevin Costner playing a cold-hearted hitman, one of the worst casting moves in history. Costner is way too bland to play a bad guy, a role that needs some color, and he proves it ten-fold here. Kurt Russell's character is also wooden; there's not one interesting quirk to his personality in plain sight. A little odd for a small-time hood whose M.O. involves velvet capes! But that's not the worst part. There are a variety of weirdly played scenes involving Jon Lovitz as a two-faced loser or something to that effect. Lovitz acts a clown one moment, but then breaks down and cries the next. Unfortunately, not for an intended comic effect. Why is he crying and delivering a "woe-is-me" monologue? Who knows? The movie just introduced his character, so nothing in the so-called script was built-up to prepare us for it. This is typical of the entire movie, though, which introduces characters without any explanation to what's going on. And then they disappear right after that! But this is an action film, right? It should have that going for it. Wrong. They can't even get that right. Most of the sequences are too shoddy and strangely choreographed to make out. And at two and 1/2 hours, it's way too long. Unless you're a masochist, avoid 3000 Miles at all costs!
Rating:
Summary: Nope, Not Quite Tarrantino
Review: Costner, Russell, Ms. Arquette, and Lovitz have all been in better things. Why did they decide to work on this one is beyond logic. This highly unpleasant film is a wanna be Quentin Tarrantino clone. The story is very violent, with a few shots of humor, but no class.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Camera Work
Review: I thought this movie was excellent. The "shoot-em-up" scanes were great, and the acting was good. I mean Elvis`s shooting up a Las Vegas Casino, how can you get more original?
Rating: 
Summary: Villainy, Elvis, and Jon Lovitz
Review: This movies was dogged by the critics, perhaps justifiably so. After the first twenty minutes or so, I almost turned it off and forgot about it. But I stuck with it, and I got my money's worth. This film has got some magic moments. They're few and far between, but they're special enough to make it worthwhile. Had they cut out some of the awful [stuff] in between the worthwhile moments, this movie might have even been worth four stars. Watching Kurt Russell suit up again as Elvis was pure magic, as was his little music video during the closing credits. Kevin Costner with a bow and arrow in his hands again obvious and trite. On the other hand, Costner makes a delicious villain, and his blaze of glory exit toward the end of the film, with Elvis singing "My Way", was a stunning marriage of images and music. Jon Lovitz makes every performance shine. Christian Slater's role was far smaller than I would have liked for it to be. Watching Courteney Cox parade around in various states of undress is worth the price of the movie all by itself. She should definitely at least get a nod at the Oscars for Best Trailer Park Trash Sex Kitten. It's a shame this wasn't a better movie. With a great cast, a pretty neat idea, and lots of really cool actors running around dressed as Elvis, it COULD have been excellent.
Rating:
Summary: SUPER!! Costner as the bad guy for a change!!
Review: I bought this and let it sit for 2 months. Finally watched the movie and LOVED it! Kevin Costner was oustanding as the bad-guy. More blood and violence than I expected but it was a welcome change from a #1 Tin Cup fan.
Rating:
Summary: COOOOLLLL MOVIE!!!!!
Review: 3000 Miles to Graceland was better than I expected! Great cast, great plot, and lots of blood and action. This movie does not actually have a good guy, so this time you better get ready to rute for the bad guys. Kurt Russell is a bad guy, Kevin Costner is worse! The story is about 5 guys robbing a Casino, dressed up as Elvis. Soon after they got their money Kevin Costner leaves his partners behind dead hoping to leave town with all the money. Big mistake since he didn't make sure Kurt Russell was dead. So the plot goes from there, Kurt Russell chasing down Kevin Costner, Kevin Costner chasing down Kurt Russell- both leaving several people behind dead. This movie has a great cast, just not including Kevin Costner & Kurt Russel, but also Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Christian Slater, Booker Woodhem, Kevin Pollak, Howie Long AND Jon Lovitz
Rating: 
Summary: Costner and Russell go slumming in B movieland.
Review: This turkey of an action flick kills anything that moves including the careers of some established actors. The screenplay for this mindless mayhem is horrendous, and one can only wonder what kind of blackmail was used to get Costner and Russell to agree to appear. The story isn't just weak, it is absurd. The dialogue is nauseatingly bad. Most B movie producers would have burned this script after reading about five pages. How it managed to procure a $62 million budget is a wonder of modern filmmaking. Writer/Director/Producer Demian Lichtenstein seems so intent on presenting graphically violent images without regard to plausibility that he completely incinerates any vestige of credibility the screenplay might have contained. Lichtenstein shows promise with some effective camera work and generally good cinematography, but these skills without the slightest understanding of storytelling technique, continuity and actor direction make him better suited for a return to shooting commercials and music videos from whence he came. The music by George Clinton is awful, again below B movie standards. The acting is mediocre, although even brilliant performances would have been wasted on this script. Kevin Costner, a paragon of good guy roles, attempts to play a badder-than-bad super sociopath, and while it is a decent performance, the character is so one dimensional that it allows for no nuance. This combined with Costner's having to force himself to overcome his naturally nice demeanor makes the character extremely unbelievable. Kurt Russell doesn't fare much better. He does his best to portray his character as a hard boiled criminal with a soft heart, but comes off as too much of a sap, doing obviously stupid things repeatedly because he can't resist the charms of the scheming Cybil (Courtney Cox) and her underhanded kid (David Kaye). Christian Slater, David Arquette, Jon Lovitz, and Ice-T are thrown in just to beef up the celebrity body count. This film is a dreadfully violent massacre of celluloid, with a story so brainless and unbelievable that it insults all but the most Neanderthal of viewers. I rated it a 3/10. Let this one gather dust on the rental shelves.
Rating:
Summary: Good mindless entertainment
Review: I thought the movie was pretty good, really liked Kevin Costner's Mr. Mean Guy. I would consider this great mindless entertainment. Don't overevaluate, just go along for the ride.
Rating:
Summary: Mindless fun
Review: In giving this 5 stars, I don't mean to imply that it's "Citizen Kane" or anything. In fact, it's a total piece of trash! But as trash goes, it's great, non-stop fun. The audacious opening robbery is completely outrageous which of course is what makes it so fascinating to watch. It's just completely over the top. In fact, the whole thing is one preposterous episode after another. The final shootout is a hilarious parody of the last stand shootout literally invented by "The Wild Bunch". In the face of critical panning, I loved this movie in the theater and I love it on DVD. It is a beautiful, clean production, and the opening animation of two fighting, robotic scorpions from hell is a wonder to watch. And last but not least, Courtney Cox is a memorable feast for the eyes, regardless of her questionable acting ability.
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