3000 Miles To Graceland

A Film Review by Paul Perkins

• Directed By: Demian Lichtenstein

• Cast: Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, Courteney Cox-Arquette, Howie Long, Jon Lovitz, David Arquette, Bokeem Woodbine

• Rated:  R 

• Written By: Demian Lichtenstein

• Running Time: 125 Mins

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• Stuff at ending Credit: Yes

• Seen at:  UA Main St, Philadelphia  2-20-01

Nonstop Action

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Well the king is back or should I say the king’s are back. You may be asking yourself I thought he was dead? He is, It international Elvis week in the film called 3000 Miles To Graceland. There are a ton of people who are king wannabe who are decked out in jumpsuits and sideburns. 

But Michael (Kurt Russell), Murphy (Kevin Costner), Hanson (Christian Slater), Gus (David Arguette) and Franklin (Bokeem Woodbine) 5 impersonators they are going to the Riviera Hotel and Casino with a different plan. They use their disguises to rob the casino for a large sum of money and also leaving the hotel in ruins and a high body count as they escape from the hotel. But Murphy has different plans with the money and they are all trying to get their share of the money. The gang starts to backstab each other till there is only two left. Murphy and Michael who know each other ways they put themselves in a high stakes game of cat and mouse to see who will get the money first. Because it a long way to grace land. 

Here are some good and bad points about the film.

 Good

1. The story was good. It was different that I though it would be.
2. There was a lot of action. For the action fans out there you will get your money worth.
3. The acting was good the entire actor were not bad as Elvis Impersonators. Kurt Russell played Elvis before in an old TV film of 1979 called this is Elvis. Kevin Costner was not bad as an Elvis.
4.  The idea of the film was different. The director did a good job of showing us the story.
5. Courteney Cox was good and also looks good in the film.
6. The ending of the film was good.
7. It had some funny screen. Esp. during the ending credits. So when the film is done do not get up right away.
8. The film did not drag at all.

 Bad

1. There was a little bit too much action.

© 2001 Paul Perkins