The first about 30 minutes of this movie is edited and constructed like a bizarre fever dream. It feels like complete chaos and on the verge of going off the rails. But Baz Luhrmann and company are able to stabilize the locomotive just enough to make this movie a really fascinating watch. Of course the main attraction is Austin Butler’s performance as Elvis, which is just as good as advertised. The scenes where Elvis is performing are absolutely electric and…
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80 for Brady 2023
Silly, dumb fun that is really what it is thanks to the main actresses, all of whom are supreme talents. It would have been so easy for Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field and Rita Moreno to just phone this movie in and not really try. But they all genuinely go for it and elevate this film to at least being something very watchable.
Also the movie began with a music video that showed clips from the movie we were about to watch. Why? Because.
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