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- Beth Accomando @ KPBS Cinema Junkie
- Excerpt: This weekend audiences can choose between Baz Luhrmann’s unconventional biopic “Elvis” or Ethan Hawke in the well-rafted horror film “The Black Phone.”
- Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: With a star-making performance from Austin Butler, grand staging and a sympathetic portrait of Presley, Elvis is a film that loves The King tender.
- David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
- Excerpt: Butler became him without blinking an eye. He completely nailed his voice, looks, mannerisms, and conviction, which made me believe they brought him back to life.
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A dazzling portrait of Elvis’s life and career that reveals the roots of his appeal.
- Travis Burgess @
- Excerpt: Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler pour their heart and soul into this lavish Elvis biopic; the result is both strange and entertaining
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: an explosion of visuals, often in split screens, where recurring circular motifs plunge spinning roulette wheels into the depths of Parker’s eye and Ferris wheels morph into record labels whirling on a turntable, all set to a brilliantly curated mix of contemporary and period music.
- Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour [Indonesian]
- Kirsten Hawkes @ Parent Previews
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: This is director Baz Luhrmann’s joyous celebration of a cultural icon. Austin Butler is a revelation
- Sarah Marrs @ LaineyGossip.com
- Excerpt: Austin Butler doesn’t just portray Elvis, he frees Elvis from decades of chintz and tragedy. He gives Elvis back to us.
- Harrison Martin @ Flixfrog
- Excerpt: Elvis is shiny and chaotic, but also emotional and informative. If you’re a fan of Elvis’ music or Baz Luhrmann’s work then this is the perfect film for you.
- Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Entertaining, if not exactly revelatory.
- Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: Those of you wanting more about Elvis’ process or, frankly, the art itself will therefore be disappointed. This tragedy is about control. The music’s secondary.
- Diego Salgado @ SoFilm [Spanish]
- [New] | Josh Thayer @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: The frustrating thing about Elvis is that, almost on a scene-by-scene basis, the movie is confused about its own understanding and recognition of the centrality of Elvis’s race in his culture-upending legacy.
- Betty Jo Tucker @ AuthorsDen
- Excerpt: Hitting deep notes and shaking right, Butler gives us a film delight.
