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3000 Miles to Graceland

3000 Miles to Graceland

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: ...
Review: I'm not sure what the production meetings for this film were like, but I think they involved lots of really bad drugs.

Costner and Russell limp through this film, not quite sure what the characters are supposed to be doing there. We get some background on the characters, but not enough to understand what the whole "The King NEVER goes down!" thing is about. And the tough-guy schtick only lasts so long before you're wondering WHY they're so tough. Oh, and the friggin' cigarettes- why do tough guys always have to chain smoke? Don't you think it's tougher to have KICKED the habit? I don't mind the overt smoking, it's just these guys were lighting fresh cigarettes every forty frames or so- I guess that's how you depict the "introspective, burdened 'tough guy'"- whatever.

Another reviewer made a comment about trying to "out-Woo John Woo." Good call there- I think this script should have been burned.

Note to Hollywood: We've just about had it with the child-characters that are sooooo much more cunning than the adult characters- it's not cute anymore. Stop the insanity now!

If you want tough guy schtick, stick to the Lethal Weapon or Marlboro Man movies.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Good Buttttt
Review: Good movie,but yet why did they have to put like a sence's like the kid is with the KC(Kurt Russell).They had to make all dramtic, but it's action packed im sure you will enjoy

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Should be 3000 Hours to Graceland
Review: What a piece of crap. The main robbery scene was pretty cool and Costner did a nice job of being the heavy in this one. However Kurt Russell is his usual self and Courtney Cox (while HOT) did not show off any acting prowess.

The plot was also horrific. The kid in the whole thing was just too much. This movie seemed to drag on and on and needed to stop about 40 minutes sooner. Terrible performances by Howie, Courtney and Kurt although we haven't seen him do a lot in the last 10 years anyway.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Hated it
Review: Words cannot describe the agony I felt while watching this film.

Hey, wait a second - it had a really cool trailer! That's what pulled me into seeing this mess'o'celluloid.

So, buy it for the trailer.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: I hate to say this, but I actually had fun watching it.
Review: 3000 Miles to Graceland looked horrible from all the previews. But, as it turns out, after a simply headache inducing first half-hour the movie actually gets significantly better and turns into a very entertaining road trip film. Admittedly, the film could really use some toning down in the direction. Plus, there really isn't a whole lot of action, only in certain select moments. But the movie is quite funny, with a final shootout that seems like a parody of the final gun battle in The Wild Bunch.

To be honest, I did not feel the acting was as horrendous as everyone said it was. Kurt Russell is solid as usual and gets off some good laughs in his typical cocky/charismatic style. It's interesting to see that even though he's our hero and the guy we're rooting for, he doesn't kill a single person in the entire movie. Kevin Costner is pretty hilarious in his deadpan portrayal of a ruthless murderer. Oh, this is certainlly not going to be placed among his best performances, but it can be seen as separating him as far away from possible from his usual performances.

So, the overall film is one that I recommend. It's not quite as dark as I'd heard it would be (this movie has an incredibly happy ending).

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It's an ACTION flick, not a character study.
Review: Wow....where do I start, here? Well, I had pretty high expectations for this one. I was really excited about seeing Costner play the bad guy and he did one hell of a good job. It was a blast watching him bully his way around on-screen. He's taken so much flak from the critics these past few years, it's almost like this was his "F**k You" to everyone who's given him such a hard time. I mean, the guy put his heart and soul into such projects as "The Postman" and "For Love of the Game" only to have it trampled over by the same people who were praising his work in "Dances With Wolves" a decade ago. This was a refreshing change of pace for him. Kurt Russell id pretty well in an underwritten part. I really don't know why he got top-billing when we spend more time following Costner's badass character. Russell still got some pretty funny lines, though. I'm sure they both had a blast playing the part. I know I would've enjoyed it. This film has almost as many actors as "Jay and Silent Bob", usually in brief cameos, but I'd say a dozen big names drop in for a special appearance. Christian Slater was great (it would've been great had he been given a bigger role) as one of the Casino robbers. His lines were also quite funny and I think he took the part because it was so similar to his role as Clarence in "True Romance".
Let it be known that this is not a "thinking man's movie". Those going in expecting to be intellectually challenged would be better off catching "Memento". This is an action movie plain and simple and it's a damn good one at that.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Action, just action.
Review: 3000 Miles from Graceland doesn't try to hide what it is, it puts it right in front of you and says, "Action". Guns blazing, impossible fights, even a high-noon show down (modernized of course), the plot is simple, but it's an action movie. Who wants to figure out the complexities of characters and their emotional status in an action movie. You know they "feel" wounded inside cause he just got shot, that's as far as it needs to go. Buy this movie if you feel like watching a mindless action movie, that has intensity, good battle, and cheesy lines.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: IT WAS A NIGHT, WAS SUCH A NIGHT!
Review: THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME,IT HAS A GREAT STORY,AND COOL SCENES.I LOVE
THAT SONG IT WAS SUCH A NIGHT.

I LIKED COSTNER THE BEST,I THOUGHT THAT RUSSELL WAS KIND OF BORING,AND I DIDN'T CARE MUCH FOR COX OR THAT KID EITHER.

I LIKED THIER ELVIS COSTUMES [COSTNERS WAS THE NEATEST]

I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A PRETTY NEAT,AWESOME MOVIE!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Costner - The Ultimate Villain
Review: This is a great flick from start to finish. Kevin Costner plays an excellent villain who can take both a punch and a slug. This is up there with Scarface, Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead, Reservoir Dogs, and Pulp Fiction. Costner as you've never seen him. He's clearly the star of the flick. The soundtrack is also a must. Enjoy!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: This ain't your mama's Kevin Costner flick.
Review: All previous reviews regarding the lack of originality in this movie's plot are fairly accurate...and the action sequences have probably been done better in other films, too (although for me, in this movie, they seemed to fit in all right). Kurt Russell was okay (he's starting to show his age a bit), and I enjoyed Courtney Cox's trailer park ingenue a lot...but the reason to see this movie is, believe it or not, Kevin Costner.
The best comparison I can make to this radically-against-type casting of him in this movie is when Henry Fonda put on a black hat for Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A Time In The West". You just don't expect to see a typically romantic lead in role like this. And Costner nails it with a vengeance. He smokes. He steals things. He kills more-or-less everything in his path. Worse still for these politically-correct times, he drinks and drives and fills out sex questionnaires in magazines. He really makes this otherwise cookie cutter action flick work. The film itself will serve to provide additional ammunition for Costner bashers everywhere (you know who you are), but that's unfortunate, because his performance here is absolutely outstanding. It's worth at least a rental...and if you're a fan of either Costner or action flicks, it's certainly worth owning.


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