Tackling the role of Elvis Presley is a daunting challenge. There are millions of adoring, protective fans who will watch and critique every move and curled lip.
Many actors have tried to play the king on big and small screens: Don Johnson in the 1981 film "Elvis and the Beauty Queen", Michael Shannon in the 2016 film "Elvis and Nixon".
David Keith's 1988 experiment, "Heartbreak Hotel," to name a few. Perhaps the most recognizable performance was Kurt Russell in the 1979 film Elvis, directed by John Carpenter.
The film begins with a great visual touch - Presley's famous "TCB" ("Business Care") logo, which is combined with Warner Bros.
We immediately met the singer's former manager, Col. Tom Parker, who is about to die and is excited to break the record if he is a manipulative charlatan.
In fact, Hanks spends two and a half to five hours a day in a cosmetic chair to achieve the appearance of a heavy promoter.
The screenplay by Luhrmann, often collaborators of Craig Pearce, Sam Bromell ("The Get Down") and Jeremy Doner ("The Killing") still comes to mind.
with many testimonies from the colonel and many characters as the film attempts to hit the larger events of the singer's life - all in two hours and 39 minutes.