Review: 3000 Miles To Graceland

3000 Miles To Graceland I added this movie to my Netflix queue quite a while ago, and it finally made it’s way to the top. I remember seeing trailers for it when it was in theaters, but I never got a chance to see it, even though it looked like a movie I would enjoy.

Tonight after work I popped it in and enjoyed all two hours and five minutes of it. The movie starts out a little strange, but it picks up quick. A group of Elvis impersonators rob a casino in Vegas and quickly begin to fight over the money. The group slowly shrinks until there are only two left. After Michael Zane gets involved with Cybil and her son Jesse, Murphy comes looking for his money. Clever tactics on both sides turn everyone against each other and it all ends in a warehouse. I don’t really want to ruin the movie, because I thought it was done really well, and you should watch it for yourself. I suppose I would relate it somewhat to Fargo or The Ice Harvest, maybe even The Italian Job in a few places. It was pretty packed with stars including Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, Courtney Cox, Christian Slater, David Arquette, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Pollak, Ice-T, and football star Howie Long. I thought it was kinda cool to see Kevin Costner (or “Dances With Wolves Guy”, as Ben calls him) play a bad guy, and contrary to some of the reviews on IMDB, I thought the kid in the movie was really good.

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Review: Black Snake Moan

Black Snake Moan

I first heard of this movie a little over two years ago. I saw the trailer when I watched the sneak preview of Snakes On A Plane, which really didn’t shed a whole lot of light on what the movie was really about. I was left wanting to see it, but I still wasn’t really sure why.

Last night when I popped in the DVD, I still wasn’t really sure what to expect, or what I was in for. The only real information I had was from a friend who told me that the beginning is a little jacked up, so I have to make sure I give it a chance. So I did. I watched the movie, and even now, I still don’t really know what I think of it.

From the trailer alone, I thought it was a movie about Zeek (Samuel L. Jackson) taking Rae (Christina Ricci) hostage as a sex slave in his house. However, his real intentions were to cure her of her scandalous ways. Zeek helps Rae recover after being beaten by her boyfriend’s best friend, and helps her discover what she really wants.

I would recommend the movie, with the same note that I received before I watched it. Don’t give up on it, it gets better. Samuel L. Jackson also has some pretty good singing and guitar playing in the movie, which was actually quite a surprise to me.

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