Review of 3000 Miles to Graceland

After ridiculous MTV-like opening credits sequence, "Graceland" picks up a bit as Kurt Russell joins a slick gang of crooks for a casino heist in Vegas. So far so good... Yet, after the plan goes awry and double-dealings begin to pile up as high as the body-count, I sensed a schizophrenic at the steering wheel. Right about the time Kevin Costner meets up with shady/wimpy antiques dealer Jon Lovitz, I felt the picture really lose its bearings. And after that, the bottom does indeed fall out. "Graceland" is an unapologetically amoral action-thriller that doesn't care about right and wrong, but is so conventional in its set-up that the slick film-making just looks shallow. I lost count of all the plot-holes in the scenario, and Costner just looks silly, posturing instead of acting. Kurt Russell and Courteney Cox are very good, but can't save the picture by themselves. *1/2 from ****