Take a gaggle of Elvis impersonators, a Las Vegas casino, gallons of fake blood and add in some of the worst dialogue spoken in a movie theater this year, and you've got the new film 3000 Miles to Graceland.

The story picks up with the arrival of Michael (Kurt Russell, who has the only decent Elvis impersonation in the film) at the Last Chance Motel, a seedy dive in the Nevada desert.

There, he meets up with the sweet-natured drifter Cybil (Courteney Cox) and her kleptomaniac son, Jesse (David Kaye).

Soon, Michael's prison buddy, Murphy (Kevin Costner) shows up with an ersatz gang in tow consisting of Hanson (Christian Slater), Gus (David Arquette), and Franklin (Bokeem Woodbine).

The gang sets up their plans and drives to Las Vegas to take down the Riviera casino during an Elvis impersonator's convention.

Naturally, the robbery goes awry and snags ensue. As two wisecracking federal marshals (Kevin Pollak and Thomas Haden Church) close in on Michael and Murphy, the plot twists and contorts itself into increasingly unbelievable situations.

The climax will have you both on the edge of your seat and wincing at the sheer implausibility of it all.

Director Demian Lichtenstein, who has one feature film credit to his name, does not really advance his career with 3000 Miles to Graceland.

Lichtenstein, who co-wrote the feature with screenwriter Richard Recco, another first-timer, didn't seem to have a clear trajectory lined up for his characters. Overall, 3000 Miles to Graceland is an engaging, sporadically confusing buddy heist flick that delivers exactly what it sets out to: a graphically violent, over-the-top crime thriller.

Check your brain at the door and enjoy if this your cup of tea.


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