Elvis (dir. Baz Luhrmann).

Luhrmann imagines the iconic rise and fall life of Elvis Presley as the “King of Rock and Roll” with all of his trademark maximalist flash and hyperactive direction. Starring a rhinestone-clad Austin Butler as the legend himself, the relentless musical biopic adheres to every one of the usual genre hallmarks despite its wild opulence. How the confoundingly messy film rushes through Presley’s entire life story as a highlight reel of his whole career becomes dizzying in its insane excess.

A heavily made-up Tom Hanks co-stars as Presley’s conniving manager in the snivelling Colonel Tom Parker, the film’s biggest flaw as we follow things from his deranged narration making for a baffling framing device. This Elvis is everything Bohemian Rhapsody should have been in its commitment to pop extravagance following the exact same story beats of the genre-destroying musical parody, Walk Hard. Still, Butler is absolutely electric in his total embodiment of every era of the King while recreating all his most famous performances with such musical flair and raw sex appeal.