Then there's first-time filmmaker Demian Lichtenstein's ludicrous allusions to America's undisputed king of ultraviolent films, the late Sam Peckinpah — to include a silly, CGI-animated scorpion duel that opens the movie (an obvious homage to Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch").

Not that he's the only one at fault here. Costner overacts enough for two people, which is fine, considering Russell's lazy performance. The only ones who seem to be having fun are Pollak and Church, and they aren't in it all that much.

In fact, the film even bungles its opportunity to please audiences by including some of Presley's music. Instead, the film emphasizes George S. Clinton's irritatingly insistent score — which sounds like "Miami Vice" rejects — over songs from "The King."

"3000 Miles to Graceland" is rated R for graphic violence (including gunfire and violence against women), frequent strong profanity, gore (mostly blood, and there's a lot of it), simulated sex (done for laughs), crude humor (sexual and flatulence gags) and brief, partial female nudity. Running time: 125 minutes.

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