Musical biopics are always a subject of rare success in Hollywood. All seem to follow the same formula, telling the story of a popular singer from childhood to death and this film sadly continues that exhausting trend. Although the authentic and lively performance from Austin Butler was breathtaking, the overall redundancy of the story is what truly plagues the film in the long run. Despite the colorful and hypnotic cinematography, the film suffers from boring the audience with an otherwise interesting concept of Elvis Presley's life. In short, this film shows so much without really exploring anything in detail. Each plot point feels as though it is a part of a larger checklist for what needs to be covered that doesn't highlight the significance of the events taking place. The film does nothing new with its overall story aside from distracting visuals to hide the fact that the movie is just another addition to the musical biopics that came before it. There were many aspects of the film that could have been rewritten to have a truly artistic approach to the subject matter and how the story was told, but instead tries to cover every base of a person's life that could have been given more justice in a television show. The pace of the film is slow, making the two-hour and thirty-nine-minute runtime feel comparable to four hours. Overall, despite having a brilliant performance from its main star and striking visuals, the generic execution of the film makes for an experience that constantly bores rather than genuinely interesting.