Gilbert Cruz

Well, some offense to Tom Hanks.

He made some choices.

The accents.

The many accents.

Makeup.

So I watched this movie, Elvis, and I don't really want to see it.

I actually am sort of grappling with turning it off.

But Austin Butler, as Elvis, was so compelling that I pushed through to the end of this extremely long, involved movie.

This long and not very good movie.

You watched it.

If it's good, it's because of Austin Butler, who I think at one point, I may have mentioned this before, I said to myself at 11 o'clock at night,

Is this the most beautiful person that's ever been on screen?

Which is what you're supposed to feel when you watch Elvis.

It's embodying the vibes of Elvis.

So there is that type of performance in which you're trying to convey to the audience the spirit of the person, and then there are performances in which the person really tries to go for more of a mimic-type performance.

I don't know if we would consider Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line to fall into that category, but, you know, particularly because Johnny Cash has such a distinct voice.

Hello.

I'm Johnny Cash.

really trying to hit that voice, really trying to hit, you know, the clothes, the hair, everything.

Yeah.