3000 MILES TO GRACELAND
A Warner Bros. release. 

review by Joseph B. Mauceri

SYNOPSIS: A group of ex-cons plan to hit a Vegas casino during an International Elvis convention. Along the way Michael meets a mother and son duo that are as crooked as they are. Russell, Costner, Cox and an all star cast in a Tarantino style bank heist kicked up a notch with a bit 
of modern folklore.

REVIEW: Fledgling director Demian Lichtenstein storms onto the big screen, big budget tale that has all the things guaranteed to have the right-wing frothing at the mouth. As they say, if it¹s too loud you¹re too old. 3000 MILES TO GRACELAND is 100% adult material.

The plot basic - a heist that falls apart, leaving the two alpha males on a collision course. Add in a romantic love interest, with a streetwise son, and the ending is guaranteed to be a showdown ala ³Shane.² The writers dress the bare necessities in modern American folklore - bikers, Vegas, Elvis, convertibles with fins, and pretty much everything you might find along Route 66. Shake off the Academy Award season chill with a fast paced, out-of-control thrill ride.

Kurt Russell still has the hustle, Kevin Costner has got the muscle and when the duo collides the screen explodes. The supporting cast briefly gets a brief moment in the spotlight to strut their stuff, but is simply talented and expensive window dressing used to sell the film. Russell looks great for his age, and young actor David Kaye shines in his scenes. He¹s an edgier Macaulay Culkin. The leak link in the chain, Courteney Cox. Even in her sex scenes with Kurt Russell, she looks like she¹s faking it. It gets real tough in the scenes where she is trying to be upset and crying. I really wasn¹t sure if she was actually laughing.

As one friend  would put it, this a ³greasy² popcorn flick. Another would bring the pint of bourbon for the large coke. Either way, 3000 MILES TO GRACELAND is an adult round-trip flick ¯ leave the kids at home and take a walk on the wild side. Hey, it¹s a guilty pleasure for consenting adults.

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