A good movie

This movie was not really a priority for me but my wife was really eager to see it. First of all, to be honest, I have never been a huge fan of Elvis Presley, I was also rather oblivious about his career so it was pretty cool to see a movie dealing with all the important moments of his life. I especially did appreciate how they displayed how black music had a huge impact on his work, especially at the beginning of his career. On top of that, Austin Butler was obviously really amazing playing the King and I wouldn’t be surprised if he would eventually win an Academy Award for his performance (he recently already won a Golden Globe for it). It was also quite impressive how he managed to play the same character over a period of 20 years and always remain convincing. I also warned my wife that Baz Luhrmann usually has a rather exuberant over-the-top directing style which can be quite overwhelming but I always had a weak for his style and this movie was very well made and visually pretty neat. Unfortunately, the damned thing still didn't completely work, I'm afraid. The main issue was to have Colonel Tom Parker narrate this story which was such a misguided approach. Indeed, as a result, even though you spend more than 150 mins on this, you learn after all very little about Elvis since he is not the one telling this story but instead a rather unreliable source. At least, if they would have given a complex portrayal of the Colonel in the process, but it was just so one dimensional. Basically, from the moment he met the iconic singer, he saw his potential and started to squeeze as much money as he could from this legend. Even if it might be true, they kept repeating this ad-nauseam for more than 2 hours which was really redundant and, to honest, a big waste of time. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch though and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you want to learn more about the King.