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Is this the funniest movie I've ever seen? No. But it is definitely the funniest movie I've seen lately. And that's quite an accomplishment, considering I'd have no reservations about watching this with my 8 year old nephew. Of course, a lot of the humor would be over his head, but who would have thought that a movie so utterly unobjectionable could also be so funny? Kudo's to Jerry Seinfeld, because I think he's succeeded in making a live action movie with a level of comedy similar to classic cartoons. You know what I'm talking about- absurd, slapstick, yet with that bit of wry, adult humor that the kids don't get but the adults find very funny. Not to mention that this movie also probably has one of the best comedy ensemble casts of all time. Granted, it may have gotten a little too silly at a few points, but no movie is perfect. I'm really surprised to hear people hating on it so much. I went in with very low expectations based on the reviews, but I was literally laughing consistently through the whole thing. The world could use more comedy like this. Nice work Jerry!

Because the hype for this movie is mostly unwarranted, beyond Austin Butler's performance. It's actually pretty aggravating to watch. It's like it was directed for people with minuscule attention spans, yet it inexplicably manages to run for over two and a half hours- although it felt more like three.

I don't pretend to be an expert on Elvis Presley, I'd say I know as much as the average person. But I didn't learn anything new about him watching this, other than he was outlived by his father. The thing that drove me nuts was the pacing. This whole movie is like a montage- it felt like there wasn't a camera shot longer than five seconds the whole time. It was exhausting.

I thought Austin Butler was quite good, but Hanks' Colonel Tom seemed cartoonish. The rest of the cast was adequate.

The best part of the movie was the fact that it made me do some actual research on the King and the Colonel. THAT was pretty fascinating! Elvis really was one of the most interesting entertainers of the 20th century. Too bad they couldn't have just made an accurate biopic, it would have been much better than this.