Finding Graceland starts out as a potentially insightful character study but seems to be caught in a limbo between much better films it aspires to emulate. Even though the narrative is simple; Byron Gruman (Johnathon Schaech) stumbles across a drifting Elvis impersonator (Harvey Keitel) and the two take a ride off to Graceland/Vegas or some such destination. This would have been sufficient if the characters were clearly drawn, think "Goodbye Solo". Even though the performances aren't awful, the screenplay is awfully weak. It tries to steer into the territory of suspended disbelief like 'Moonstruck' or comedic excess like 'Honeymoon in Vegas' but unfortunately all four tires are flat and the motor is in dire need of an overhaul. Better steer clear of this 1 1/2 star 'flick' and look elsewhere for the real Elvis.
Review of Finding Graceland
