Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)

We have 3 movies in one. A black comedy. A romantic comedy. And a love letter to Elvis. While this seems initially promising, the movie falls flat on the face too early, with weak writing that didn't fulfill any of its goals.The black comedy seemed like a real good Final Destination spoof, in the form of a buddy cop movie, with a Loral & Hardy formula. And basically, to tell you the truth, the idea of killing Elvis's impersonators is tempting (out of million reasons, WHY THEY HAVE TO IMPERSONATE HIM WHILE HE WAS FAT, AND WEARING THAT SUPER CAMPY SUIT ???!!!). But that movie didn't complete. Instead, it got absolutely absurd when the 2 cops had to perform an Elvis act on stage, when everybody thought Elvis was alive, and when the movie totally forgets about the killings at the end !As for the romantic comedy; it was lame from the get-go. In fact it has neither romance nor comedy. It's done with obvious poorness, where he loves her because, as he puts it, "I don't why, but I want to see her again." !!, and strangely nothing happens between them during maybe all the second half of the movie !! What gets on your nerves is that nothing difficult was there to be passed between both; he's not married, she's too, age seems no problem (despite how John Corbett looked way younger than Kim Basinger !), so what could be the problem of them to get together since the start ?! And one last note; what was the freaking necessity of (Sean Astin)'s character and scenes ?!!! The line of the actual Elvis in 1957 didn't develop a proper meaning. And I felt that it slowed the pace. Let alone that the guy who played Elvis in those scenes was anything but him !(Denise Richards) is – as usual – bad. (Angie Dickinson), (Wayne Newton) and (Pat Morita) did worthless cameos that added nothing to them or to the movie. So (Tom Hanks) as well, who was nearly unseen (in another word; if during the movie, someone asked you "what time is it?", and you answered, you might miss Hanks in this !). And the computer program which identifies the faces from only the lips was the sole funny joke in the movie, despite being not shown as a joke ! There isn't much to call positive, however the black comedy during the first half, with all the surreal serial killing, was the movie's best. (Mike Starr) with (Phill Lewis) were fine, especially (Lewis) as a cleanness freak. I don't see that (Basinger) is sexy. I don't believe she's a heck of an actress (pardon me, but she didn't deserve that Oscar !). Though, her teary look was effective, however she must have had that script rewritten first to be any better, so she might have played something more solid, touching and memorable (in a good way !). And finally, it's always a delight to see (Denise Richards) getting killed in any movie !The writers of (Elvis Has Left the Building) love Elvis, and hate his impersonators badly. Sorrowfully they didn't make a good movie out of these feelings else that "3 not enjoyable movies packed in one" I watched !

A lightweight comedy - amusing rather than laugh-out-loud - this film is carried by the attractiveness of its leads (Kim Basinger at 50 is stunning, and more than a match for John Corbett, eight years her junior).There are a number of good supporting actors - Philip Charles MacKenzie's gay receptionist is a joy - and cameos, notably Tom Hanks. Mike Starr and Phill Lewis's two cops routine is a little too hackneyed for my taste, although their two Elvis impressionists' number is worthwhile.Altogether a very silly movie, but not unenjoyable.

The successful Pink Lady cosmetics saleswoman Harmony Jones (Kim Bassinger), who uses lipsticks of her competitor to protect her lips, is very connected to Elvis Presley since she was seven years old and met him. She presently wishes to have a boy-friend and raise a family of her own, being lucky in business and unlucky in love. While traveling nearby Las Vegas, she accidentally kills three Elvis Presley impersonators, and she believes the police is chasing her. Meanwhile, she also meets Miles Taylor (John Corbett), who works in an advertising agency in New York, and is traveling to Las Vegas to finalize his divorce process with his former wife, Belinda (Denise Richards). She wants her Elvis Presley clothes back as the final condition to sign the divorce papers. Harmony sees the clothes in Miles' hands and believing he is another Elvis impersonator, she avoids him, afraid of hurting him.My wife is a great fan of Elvis Presley (but she is not an Elvis impersonators), and I bought this DVD for her. For me, the great attraction was the always sexy and gorgeous Kim Bassinger. Denise Richards, Angie Dickinson, John Corbett, Tom Hanks and other names completed a really good cast, and we have just watched this movie. "Elvis Has Left the Building" is a very silly romantic comedy, with a quite ridiculous script near to the non-sense, but with lots of black humor. Although alternating good moments with very bad ones, I really laughed a lot. There are really funny situations and although very irregular, it entertains. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Elvis Ainda Não Morreu" ("Elvis Has not Died Yet")

For a 10-year-old, this is an entertaining movie. Funny but far-fetched and at times, stupid and slow. But a good pace for a kid.But I am not ten, so I didn't LIKE it, but it was okay.I liked the idea of Harmony Jones, and the flashbacks. They added a LOT of much-needed charm to the movie. Harmony and her accidental/coincidental Elvis-impersonator killing spree I thought was a hilarious idea, and Kim Basinger played the part actually very well. But the overall execution of it was what brought the movie down. Actually, the detectives brought the movie down...The problem with the movie however, was the lack of development with the Miles character, and Sean Astin's character and his place in the movie. Basically, he talked to Miles on the phone and had no relation to Harmony which made his character hard to place. Also, a grave mistake was that they brought in the Miles-and-Harmony "love interest" way too late. Another thing I really didn't like were the dynamic-duo cops. They really made me cringe.But a definite high point was Kim Basinger. She did very well in the roll of Harmony Jones and the flashbacks really let you love her character. Another good thing was Las Vegas. Its already unreal setting gave the Elvis-impersonators a welcome stage.And I loved the pink cadillacs. It made the movie look like it at least tried to be good.