Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

slightlymad22 3000 Miles To Graceland (2001)**Spoilers**Plot In A Paragraph: A gang of ex-cons led by Murphy (KC) and Michael (Kurt Russell) rob a casino dressed as Elvis, during Elvis convention week. KC plays Murphy as a cold bad ass, who has zero regard for human life. Almost everybody who dies in the movie is killed by Murphy. We see a lot of people murdered during the robbery (the only time people are killed by other members of the gang) and they are quickly forgotten about. Russell (who received top billing) shows he had not lost his ability to do a good Elvis impression, we know from the outset he is the good guy. During the robbery he dresses in a white jumpsuit as opposed to KC's black, and he is the only member of the gang not to kill someone, hitting them with the butt of his gun instead.As for the rest of the supporting cast Courtney Cox gives a career low performance, her accent is awful and her character unlikeable (like when she steals the loot herself, leaving her son with one of the thieves) Christian Slater is OK, as is David Arquette, Bookeem Woodbine however is the token black character, who is so cliché, he actually dies first!! It has several problems with it. A ludicrous opening involving robot scorpions, a ridiculously annoying child actor, time wasting subplots and a few plot holes. But I for one do find it fun to watch. Im not sure what it says about me if I find such acts of violence by despicable people fun, but hey ho. I think if they ditched the subplot involving Cox and her kid, the core audience this movie was aimed at, would have loved it. With a whopping 13 producers (Just like Get Carter) 3000 Miles was produced by Franchise Pictures who didn't seem to know what they wanted. So like with Get Carter and Driven, they started interfering. When the film finished shooting, the director, KC and Russell all disagreed about the way the film should feel. The studio let both stars edit their own versions which were then shown to test audiences. Russell's cut was more comedy oriented and focused on his character's relationship with Cox while KC's was more action oriented. It's unknown who's cut was released, it could be a mash up of both, as there is plenty of action, but also a lot of Russell and Cox!!The movie performed so badly at the domestic Box Office, it wasn't even released in theatres in the UK, going straight to DVD (The first KC movie to do that since God knows when.... Maybe something from 81-85) and that was not until after his next movie was already released.

SnoopyStyle Michael Zane (Kurt Russell) meets Cybil (Courteney Cox) and his thieving kid at a desolate motel. He sleeps with her after 5 1/2 years behind bars. Elvis fanatic Thomas Murphy (Kevin Costner), Hanson (Christian Slater), Gus (David Arquette) and Franklin (Bokeem Woodbine) come to pick him up for a job. They set off to rob the Riviera Casino as Elvis impersonators.The movie tries so hard to be an edgy crime drama. It starts from the beginning with the CG scorpion battle. It looks cheesy and bad. There is some shoot em up action but not done that well. Too much slow motion is used. Everything is done aggressively that none of it is that compelling. Demian Lichtenstein is simply not at the upper echelon of directors that this movie needs. The kid is so annoying. Some of the characters act stupidly. None of them are likable and there is no rooting interest. It's a slick crime drama but the style doesn't work.

gwnightscream Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courteney Cox, David Kaye, Christian Slater, David Arquette, Bokeem Woodbine, Kevin Pollak, Thomas Haden Church, Howie Long and Ice-T star in this 2001 action film. This begins with ex-con, Michael (Russell) who works with a group of men, Murphy (Costner), Hanson (Slater), Gus (Arquette) and Franklin (Woodbine) pulling off a Las Vegas casino heist dressed as Elvis Presley impersonators. Soon, things go bad when Franklin is shot in the process by cops and Murphy decides to kill Hanson, Gus and Michael for the money. Michael survives and tries to get the stolen money back, but has help when he meets attractive woman, Cybil (Cox) and her young son, Jesse (Kaye). Pollak (The Usual Suspects) plays cop, Damitry, Church (Spider-Man 3) plays his partner, Quigley, Long (Broken Arrow) plays pilot, Jack and T (New Jack City) plays gun expert, Hamilton. This is a good action flick with a cool cast and Costner is a good bad guy. I recommend this.

ZJFox43 This is one of those good average movies. I love a good action movie and this has it, yet the sex and bad language was unneeded. But, as is the case, this is what the people want.The movie does do well in showing the terribleness of guns while still having good action scenes. The violence is not unlike that of more historical movies like 300 or worse. The violence is artistic, (if violence can ever be called that,) but it is violent. More or less, the bad content goes down to sex and language, take that out you have a violent action movie few would complain about. The movie has a good story involving a young boy, named after Jesse James the war hero turned criminal. The kid in the beginning is fascinated with gangsters which is a good theme for teens.Overall I must say it is a good movie for action fans who can handle the content, but these are things so abundant in our culture that people may fail to see the problem. If you, like I, don't like bad language there is better movies. If violence is what you don't like, there are good dramas and comedy's without it. Don't like sex in movies, as I feel the same with, let me know of good movies without it. But, it can be said that there are worse movies when it comes to content.