Elvis & Nixon (2016)

Fresh and Exciting

Best movie of this year hands down!

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

This is a fictional account of the historical meeting of the King and the President.Kevin Spacey wasn't a good cast for Nixon and Michael Shannon was the worst Elvis I have seen since that Chinese guy in that "Ghost Tribe" film. They both looked like fools. It looked like they wanted to make a camp film, but then got cold feet and attempted to make it into something normal. I think the film would have worked better with an all Japanese cast and subtitles. Works as an MST feature.Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

Having been an Elvis fan for the past 46 years, I was enraged by Michael Shannon's portrayal. He is both too old and too coarse in appearance to play Elvis. Elvis was full of light and energy. This actor is flat, one dimensional and appears to be under the influence of large amounts of Thorazine. Pathetic! I am not sure who was in charge of casting, but they missed the boat entirely. the movie was labeled a comedy but I never found anything funny about it.

Elvis & Nixon is a historical comedy-drama starring Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey. Based on the 1970 meeting between U.S. President Richard Nixon and rock star Elvis Presley, the film is an interesting look into an unlikely get-together of two highly recognisable figures of that era.In December 1970, the world famous singer Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) requests an important meeting with President Richard Nixon (Kevin Spacey). However, due to Nixon's busy schedule and lack of understanding of what is popular with younger voters, Elvis' inquiry is repeatedly rejected. Eventually, though, some strings are pulled and the iconic king of rock 'n' roll manages to secure a one-on-one with the President.Despite the relatively thin source material to work from, the film makes fairly good use of it. There are some scenes in the film that feel like they were added to pad out the runtime to a reasonable movie-length rather than expand upon the story. Michael Shannon's convincing performance as the king of rock 'n' roll is fun to watch, he nails Elvis' voice and body language. One can't help but feel amused at the laid-back way Elvis acts in front of one of the most powerful men in the world. Kevin Spacey was quite good too as President Nixon, but like Anthony Hopkins in the 1995 film Nixon, he mainly relies on playing the role through impersonating his voice and slouching, due to his lack of physical resemblance to the real person. Also, it is quite strange seeing Spacey play a real-life President after seeing him play a noteworthy fictional one on House of Cards.I rate it 6.5/10.

'ELVIS & NIXON': Four Stars (Out of Five)A comedy-drama based on the real life meeting between Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon, at the White House in 1970. It stars Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey, as the two iconic historical figures, and it costars Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Colin Hanks and Evan Peters. The movie was directed by Liza Johnson, and it was scripted by Cary Elwes (the actor), Joey Sagal and Hanala Sagal. It was released on Amazon, by Amazon studios (following a brief indie theatrical run), and it's received mostly positive reviews from critics. I really enjoyed it.The film is based on true events, which took place on December 21st, 1970, at the White House. The immensely popular singer, and movie star, Elvis Presley (Shannon), just showed up there, and requested a meeting with President Richard Nixon. He wanted to ask him for a Federal Agent (at large) badge, so he could go undercover, and bust drug dealers and hippie problem causers. Nixon was originally reluctant to meet with the star, but he later reconsidered. The picture of the two together is now legendary.The movie definitely plays more like a silly comedy, than a serious historical drama, but that doesn't mean it isn't true. I'm sure the writers took a lot of creative liberty with the material, and exaggerated it quite a bit, but I believe the premise basically could have happened. Shannon and Spacey are both fantastic in the leads, and the supporting actors are all well cast too. It's a really fun (and quite amusing) movie, but it's also nothing especially memorable.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/Y0XE5jyxMFQ