elshikh4 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 !

matsid I liked Kim in this movie (this movie is principally following her character around) and I haven't always liked the characters she has played. Entirely believable. The movie has an interesting premise: co-incidental deaths of Elvis impersonators prior to a major Elvis convention. Corbet plays Corbet; that is, if you liked him in Zwick's 'Big Fat' movie, you'll like him in this. The accidental deaths are funny. Richard Kind was great. David Leisure psyched. Tom Hanks, well, for those who are getting kind of tired of Tom Hanks, you'll probably love this one. Critics who pan this, to quote Sheryl Crow, outta "lighten up." There are some better movies, but there are many more that are worse, and you probably have some of them. The directing is good. The story is well-cut. It flows. It doesn't go stale. It is a very light romantic comedy about Pink Lady, dying Elvis impersonators, and old connections eventually working out. The ending was a hoot! Full marks for Zwick. Hope he does more.

sergio choren Being an Elvis fan, I can't understand how this proyect could be done. Is by far the worst Elvis related movie of all time, totally unfunny, silly and plenty of mistakes about The King. Come on, Elvis' grave in a public park? A mention about Suspicious Minds in 1958?...and these are just two examples. Some people in the cast tries to do their best, Mike Starr is funny (specially as an impersonator), the Tom Hanks cameo is a surprise, but the guy playing the young Elvis sucks.Overall the movie lacks fun and becomes more boring minute after minute. If you want to see an ultra cheap, insane but absolutely funny little film related to Elvis, I truly recommend you "Bubba Ho-Tep" instead of this mess.

dlitt-1 Okay, it's not Spielberg, but it's a little movie that's a lot of fun. Competent performances by Basinger and Corbett certainly help sell the premise, but it's a screwball comedy a la "The Russians Are Coming". Besides, how bad could a dark comedy be whose focus is on an Elvis impersonator convention? Help comes in many forms including appearances by Denise Richards, Angie Dickenson, Pat Morita, Richard Kind, and Annie Potts. Other cameos spice things a bit. If don't mind spending 90 minutes on a little quirky movie that delivers a few good laughs and a lot of amusing moments rent the DVD. It's worth it. This last line is in here because IMDb makes you write ten lines.