From Memphis to Hollywood
Baz Luhrmann’s take on Elvis was never going to be understated: “It’s not a movie so much as a 159-minute trailer for a film called Elvis,” concluded Peter Bradshaw. Fast-rising Austin Butler plays Presley, with Tom Hanks as a dastardly Colonel Tom Parker. It’s two decades since Luhrmann made a decent film: the new one is in UK cinemas on 24 June.