Basically, a two hour and forty minute MTV video for the attention deficit. It's so bad there's no need to go into detail, but I will a couple of high (low) points. Historical accuracy, well, they got the names right, otherwise maybe 30% true with skewed timelines. The dumbest part may be saying that Elvis was forced to join the army to avoid going to jail for gyrating. C'mon, take five minutes and read your history. He was 23 in an era when military service was universal for unmarried men. How he avoided the draft that long is the only mystery.
How bout the frail little guy who impersonates Elvis? Well, guess I just said it. To their credit, the first hour, which is basically a fantasy montage of the fifties, is entertaining, if ludicrous, after that it's a grind to get through. The biggest thing that bothers me about this movie and so much of what Hollywood is cranking out these days is that the younger generation will take it for history. While it's always been true that if you're getting your history from the movies you're a damned fool, but these days it's gone from exaggeration to the fantastic, American history presented as science fiction. Nuff said.
How bout the frail little guy who impersonates Elvis? Well, guess I just said it. To their credit, the first hour, which is basically a fantasy montage of the fifties, is entertaining, if ludicrous, after that it's a grind to get through. The biggest thing that bothers me about this movie and so much of what Hollywood is cranking out these days is that the younger generation will take it for history. While it's always been true that if you're getting your history from the movies you're a damned fool, but these days it's gone from exaggeration to the fantastic, American history presented as science fiction. Nuff said.