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  Certificate: 12A Running time: 160 minutes  Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh Directed by: Baz Luhrmann The story: Elvis follows the rise of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley and his complicated relationship with his manager Colonel Tom Parker. The verdict: Bursting onto the screen with whiplash force, Elvis marks a triumphant return to film for director Baz Luhrmann after a nine year hiatus.  From the opening shot to the closing credits, Elvis is a juggernaut of a film. It’s big, brash, vibrant and unrelenting - and boy is it good. As with any biopic, audiences should be aware that the events in question will very likely have been overdramatised or sensationalised. Elvis does a pretty good job of not playing too fast and loose with the facts and the story being told from the point of view of Colonel Tom Parker rather than Elvis himself is a clever way of letting the audience know that this is only one perspective of a complex life