So I recently watched Elvis & Nixon and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado...
In December 1970, rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley (played by Michael Shannon) travels to the White House to request a meeting with President Richard Nixon (played by Kevin Spacey).
This was a very surprisingly hilarious film. Now it may seem weird that the film is funny, but there are a lot of comedic aspects to the film and it's mostly done by Michael Shannon as Elvis as he really captures the essence of Elvis and he just makes him into something new. Kevin Spacey is already funny and the fact he is playing the most controversial President makes it even funnier and while he is know for his impressions, Spacey is spot on as Nixon and it doesn't even feel like he is imitating him at all and it feel real. It was great to see the way the story is told and the fact that Elvis was crazy enough to this for just waning to gain a little bit of notoriety outside of film and music and the fact that Nixon only wanted to do something silly and unofficial just to win over a younger voting population makes this whole story not seem real. The only problem with the film is the lack of material and trying to base a film based off of a small meeting that probably didn't last longer than your average film so some of the the facts presented in the film might not all be true do to the fluffed in material. Overall this film really relies on the comedy aspect of just how silly this entire meeting was, but both Spacey and Shannon give tremendous performances that keep you invested in the film. I give Elvis & Nixon a 6.5 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Elvis & Nixon, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
In December 1970, rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley (played by Michael Shannon) travels to the White House to request a meeting with President Richard Nixon (played by Kevin Spacey).
This was a very surprisingly hilarious film. Now it may seem weird that the film is funny, but there are a lot of comedic aspects to the film and it's mostly done by Michael Shannon as Elvis as he really captures the essence of Elvis and he just makes him into something new. Kevin Spacey is already funny and the fact he is playing the most controversial President makes it even funnier and while he is know for his impressions, Spacey is spot on as Nixon and it doesn't even feel like he is imitating him at all and it feel real. It was great to see the way the story is told and the fact that Elvis was crazy enough to this for just waning to gain a little bit of notoriety outside of film and music and the fact that Nixon only wanted to do something silly and unofficial just to win over a younger voting population makes this whole story not seem real. The only problem with the film is the lack of material and trying to base a film based off of a small meeting that probably didn't last longer than your average film so some of the the facts presented in the film might not all be true do to the fluffed in material. Overall this film really relies on the comedy aspect of just how silly this entire meeting was, but both Spacey and Shannon give tremendous performances that keep you invested in the film. I give Elvis & Nixon a 6.5 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Elvis & Nixon, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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