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Summary: This movie is HIGHLY UNDER RATED...
Review: ...but NOT a blockbuster either. While I found myself really liking this movie, every once and a while something really silly would happen that would make me think 'NO WAY'. But what movie doesn't have at least one or two really stupid scenes in it? That seems to be the Hollywood way any more. I think the director get so envolved with a certain aspects of a movie that they completely overlook a bad line or bad acting or just something really stupid. This movie, from these reviews, is UNDER RATED. Overall, it is a cool action movie with some needless, but entertaining, violence. Thanks
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Summary: Boring, Stupid and Ridiculously Unrealistic
Review: With the bulk of the better action sequences crammed into about 10 minutes in the beginning of the movie, the rest of this movie is about as interesting as watching the Garden Channel. Sold on trailers and previews as a movie "about" robbing a casino dressed as Elvis impersonators, instead they decide to rob it in the very beginning and skew the movie as something totally different. The movie is an average length of two hours, but feels like a 4 hour long journey from Vegas to Seattle, with bodies piling up about every hour just to make the audience think this terrible cinematic failure is "fast-paced". And there is a certainly a body pile up, since Kevin Costner kills a person in practically every shot he's in. "Waterworld" is more interesting than this movie, so maybe he should stick to making big-budget movies that don't make any money instead of moderate-high budget movies that don't make any money.
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Summary: What a stinker!
Review: I watched this on HBO in a hotel room. I almost went to the front desk to ask for my money back. What a awful movie! Definitely made for the short attention span, violence obsessed, completely brain-dead set. If that describes you, you will probably enjoy this movie. Otherwise, don't waste your time. If you want to see a good movie about a Vegas heist see Ocean's 11. If you want to see a good movie about Vegas, see Casino. If you want to watch stupid violence and waste two hours of your life, see this movie!
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Summary: Start Counting
Review: Start the countdown and get ready for the trip of your life! "3000 Miles to Graceland" is one far-up, far-out, no-holds-barred movie. Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner are two diametrically in tandem partners. Gun battles, car chases, doubles crosses, twists and turns abound in this high-octane pursuit to the closet thing to utopia these characters can possibly conceive. Trust no one and believe only half of what you see is the best way to survive this cross-country quest for El Dorado. This is the 21st century's version of the 'Auteur theory' at work here. This is another great Kurt Russell movie but Kevin Costner really gives him a run for his money. This has the makings of a cult classic.
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Summary: Bad Guy Kevin Costner Kills Many, And His Career, Too
Review: In a nutshell, what decribes this terrible film best is killing... Whatever your reaction is, no one can say that "3000 Miles to Graceland" could be a step for reinventing his career, which showed a good sign briefly with much superior (and interesting) "13 Days." The story? Who cares! Well, pick up 5 or 6 B-list guys in Hollywood, and dress them in Elvis's stage costume, and send them to a casino in Las Vegas as Elvis impersonators. They somehow rob the palce, take the money and run before making a havoc of Vegas with bloody shootouts and flashy pictures. But they are no group of nice guys, so they then start to fight each other over money. And join the landlady and her son at a local motel in the battle over this bag of stolen money. The film is no "Richard III," but as for its violence, it has something common with this classic. The only difference is that I didn't find it funny or thrilling at all to see Kevin Costner playing a ruthless villain with sideburns. If this film had been made only with other cast -- Kurt Russel (who took the top billing), Christian Slater, and many others -- things might be different. Actually, they are not so bad. After all, Russel played Elvis once on TV and briefly again in "Forrest Gump" (voice only), so he looks fairly good. But the big problem is Kevin Costner, whose hammy performance shows that he didn't see any of Tarantino or John Woo films that this film aspires to be. Cool attitudes of Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta is not to be seen here;... Actually, the most embarrasing moment comes at the very end of he film after the end-credit roll. He quips, very happily to the camera, changing the original line into the most awful verbal joke committed on the big screen. I was watching the film in Japan, and I really felt the reactions of embarrassed viewers with frozen faces. Frozen. But the sad thing is he thinks this is a real cool thing to say. As the disappointing box-office figures show, audience have a knack of avoiding bad things, and their instincts should not be trifled with... And 10 years later, "3000 Miles" was nominated for 5 categories at the Razzie Award, and it didn't win any of them. Sad, isn't it? If you don't mind Courtney Cox, so fine in "Scream" series, is reduced to a train of acting full of embarrasing yelling fighting, and banal dialogues with no chemistry with males; if you don't mind blood-soaked gun-fight without styles of maestros Woo, then go for it. The rest of them, stay clear away.
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Summary: 2 Hours In Slumberland
Review: How many more Tarantinoesque pieces of garbage like this do we have to endure? What do you say about a movie in which a group of Elvis impersonators led by Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell (who's played the King before) carry out a casino heist which drags on for two interminable hours? As little as possible.
However, early on you do get a brief glimpse of Courteney Cox's wonderful derriere. If anything positive comes out of this lousy movie's existence, it's the hope that she will do more nude scenes in the future.
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Summary: Let yourself be entertained - I like Costner as a bad guy
Review: This movie is one of those hardcore action movies that never slows down. They have three sex scenes (no nudity though), violence and language throughout. Hardly a fine cinematic endeavor, but I was entertained nonetheless. This was THE first time I've seen Kevin Costner as a vile, loathsome, foul-mouthed character - I liked it! He's usually too sensitive & perfect to be credible. I also can't remember when I last saw that much ammo expended. Another noteworthy aspect of the movie is the emphasis they put on the "code of honor" and grudging respect between cops and criminals - namely outlaws. Overall, 3000 Miles to Graceland is a must-see for all cops and robbers action fans.
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Summary: Pretty Good Movie
Review: 3000 Miles To Graceland is a nice crime thriller. Sure it has it's flaws and whatnot but this movie isn't supposed to be an intelligant movie. If you like action movies with good shootouts and lots of violence, this is the movie for you. If you care for intelligance like "Heat", this movie is not for you. The only reason why I gave this movie 4 stars is because there wasn't a real plot to it heh. But I had a great time watching this movie. Oh yeah, one more thing. This movie has NOTHING to do with Elvis! But who cares, Elvis is dead so get over it!
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Summary: 3000 Miles To Graceland
Review: Ok, so lets get this out of the way. Nothing special about the movie. Its your basic crime caper, no twists, nothing of the sort. But what makes this a terriffic movie is just that...the fact that it isnt special. No twists, no scene skipping. Its a good action movie, with lots of panache. Tacky and entertaining at the same time. If your an Elvis fan, or a fan of mindless violence then I highly recomend this. If your brain needs a rest from such excellent movies as Pi, Usual Suspects, Memento and the such, then grap some pop-corn and park your self infront of the TV for a bit of mindless fun for once.
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Summary: Costner is perfect as an Egomanic Go Figure
Review: When I first saw the trailer for this movie I thought what a terrible looking movie. This coupled with the news about clashing ego's, massive rewrites and multiple edits I felt completely justified in skipping this movie. Tonight I finally watched the movie and while I am glad I didn't pay...to see it, I was surprised by how entertained I was. The film jumps into the action with Zane (an ex-con played by Kurt Russell) showing up at a seedy hotel, meeting a single mother (Cox), then meeting Murphy (an insane ex-con friend played by Costner) and the gang he has assembled, and then robbing the casino. After the casino is robbed there is double crossing, double-double crossing and our poor hero Zane (we know he is the hero because even though he is participating in an armed robbery of a casino he seems upset when people get killed, and he never kills anyone himself.) doesn't know who to trust.
The movie does have some things going its way. It has a great cast who seem to relish their roles. This is especially true of Costner who seems to have tapped his own ego for inspiration. He is actually enjoyable to watch as he revels in his evilness. Russell is also a great joy to watch. Having gotten one of his big breaks playing a young Elvis on a made for television biography directed by John Carpenter, Russell's Elvis has only improved with age. You just wish he spent more time in that sparkly white jumpsuit.
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