Elvis & Nixon (2016)

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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" from 2016 is the partially-fictionalized story of the famous meeting between the rock 'n' roll star and President Richard Nixon. I say partially fictionalized because Nixon hadn't yet started taping everything, but there are true elements, as much of this story came from someone who was there, Jerry Schilling, played here by Alex Petyfer.Elvis got it into his head that he wanted to go undercover as an FBI agent and snuff out drug dealers. But for his efforts, he wanted a badge. Since Elvis was on drugs himself, one questions the whole operation. However naive he may have been, though, the King genuinely wanted to do some good. It's not known if he ever did go undercover. Elvis here is played by Michael Shannon. He doesn't look like Elvis, but tinted glasses, a black wig, a jumpsuit, and gold jewelry will take you far when it comes to Elvis. He has the soft southern voice and the politeness that Elvis was known for, as well his feeling of being trapped by the "Elvis" persona. He's also hilarious - after being told not to drink the Dr. Pepper, as it is for the President, and not to eat the M&Ms, as they're for the President, he asks for a bottle opener and starts downing M&Ms. Kevin Spacey is a brilliant Nixon - he has the voice, the posture, and the facial expressions.As others have pointed out, the photo of Elvis and Nixon is the most requested photo in the National Archives.Not much happens in this low-key film, but due to the star performances, it manages to be entertaining.

On a December morning in 1970, the King of Rock 'n Roll showed up on the lawn of the White House to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, President Nixon. Starring Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and two-time Academy Award® winner Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon, comes the untold true story behind this revealing, yet humorous moment in the Oval Office forever immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives. The Elvis & Nixon film suffers from a story and a plot that simply doesn't make any sense at all since we don't know if any of those things actually happened plus both Spacey and Shannon look nothing like Nixon or Elvis but if you enjoy any of this kind of movies you might actually enjoy this as well.

I know that Michael Shannon did not give us the Elvis. But, that is not the point. I honestly think that you should watch this movie right now because, it's gentle and heart-warming movie. I'm not American and i don't know about Richard Nixon. I don't know about the impersonation. But he absolutely is giving the edge to the movie. Those two guys combination was good and the dynamic back and forth script helps too.it's a legit good watch movie. i know that Elvis is so iconic but we never got that part right and i think this time it's right (except for the look). i wouldn't say it's the best out of Elvis that we can see but it is totally worth seeing! overall: it's funny. it's charming (literally!), and hell yeah