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Elvis will largely depend on how you feel about Baz Luhrmann's brash and brilliant maximalism. Just the hyper-caffeinated establishment section, even before Austin Butler's locomotive hips start doing their jerky thing as Elvis Presley takes the stage to perform "Heartbreak Hotel" in a rockabilly-chic pink suit, leaves you giddy with his frenetic blast. . of blazing colors, split screen, retro graphics, and more edits per scene than the human eye can count. Add in the layered, mind-blowing sound design and this is Baz times a bazillion. If the writing rarely lives up to the stunning visual impact, the director's affinity for his leading lady is contagious and exhausting. Luhrmann's taste for pop operatic spectacle is evident throughout, resulting in a film that revels in moments of grand melodrama as well as in theatrical artifice and vigorously entertaining acting. Stars: Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge As for the big question of whether Butler co...