I agree with Every. Little. Thing. You. Said. Elvis, the man, was incredibly complex and nuanced. As is his story, his character, the psychology of him, the time and space that he existed in etc. There has yet to be a film depiction of him that has really accurately encapsulated who he was behind closed doors. Partially because it‘a likely an impossible task because he was so larger than life and dichotomous. However, most books written on him have painted an impressively consistent view of him, polarities and all, and this was echoed in Priscilla’s book. Actually, what struck me about Priscilla’s book was how well she was able to see through his veneer even at her young age. Does it mean everything in Priscilla’s book is accurate? No, but it’s her recollection and perspective of her experience and perceptions of Elvis within their relationship. Which is a very interesting one. In my opinion, as a Sofia Coppola fan, an amateur Elvis historian and pop culture enthusiast, where the film falls short is in having Priscilla exist as a voyeur in her own story. We get no dialog on what she's feeling and why, what her impressions are, the nuanced push pull of knowing her place and playing her roll vs finding her voice. Instead we get snapshots of memories that we’re left to judge, when really as an audience, we want her reaction, thoughts and opinions. Cailee does her best to portray whats not said. To fill the void with non verbal cues, but it's just not enough for the subject that Sofia is exploring. The film fell woefully short of my expectations. I agree that Jacob Elordi did a PHENOMENAL job. I was shocked actually. I, sadly, had very low expectations for his portrayal, coming off the back of Baz’s Elvis, but Jacob was able to capture something that many other portrayals haven’t. How awkward and flailing his mannerisms could be behind closed doors. How childish, immature yet 'macho' the banter and physical expression was between he and his Memphis Mafia, but how it could completely flip into baby-talk and fragility when in the company of women. But I agree with your opinion on Cailee Spaney, I think she just wasn’t given the material she needed to come off as anything more than a one dimensional character in her own story. Part of me thinks this was an intentional artistic choice by Sofia, but the reality is more likely that the script was over edited, picked apart, had too many hands in the kitchen and was overly appeased due to the tension and involvement of the Presley family. I’ve read Elvis and Me, and I’ve read Child’s Bride. I’ve also read the books of others who were around at that time. I’ve watched interviews etc and have a general idea of Priscilla’s character and the overall opinion people had/have of her. I have my own opinions also, separate to that of her life as Elvis’ Graceland partner. It’s become clear over the years that Priscilla has been ruminating on her legacy as she gets older. Will she be known as the ex-wife who left Elvis when he was down and lived a full life without him (as most older Elvis fans see her) or will she be known as the reluctant ex, who became 'the widower' and champion of Elvis’ legacy because of her unwavering love for him (as I think she hopes time will see her). The reality has been moving closer and closer to that narrative and as such, I think that she walks an interesting and conflicting tightrope between what happened all those years ago, what she wrote in the 80s, what she said about what she wrote in the 80s and 90s and how she would like things to be remembered today (as an apologists love story that veers away as much as possible from the predatory undertones of their courtship and relationship) As the executor of Elvis estate (at the time of the films production), how do you stay true to your story and experience, that objectively makes the person you’ve been charged with protecting the image of look bad? As she further enmeshes her legacy with that of her ex-husband and transparently takes an interest in memorializing herself as “American Royalty”, I think that she has made the conscious choice to tone down her story for posterity sake. So we end up with a completely sanitized version of her story, with all personality, nuance, interest, intrigue, honesty, shock, depth, emotion etc , stripped away from it. Which is really unfortunate. Because I think that if she was as honest and candid as she was when she originally released the book, she’d probably go further in achieving her goal.... IMHO.

I think I've noticed a trend that modern US films and TV in general are scared to introduce moral complexity. Everything is black and white

Your review was on point. I agree with your criticism and grade you gave the movie. I rewatched the 1988 Elvis and Me TV series and it gave me more perspective into who Priscilla was than the new movie. I believe there was no reason to remake the story if it was going to whitewash the complexities of who Pricilla and Elvis were as people.

I am near Priscilla age, she is the biggest liar in the world. Read the book "Child Bride" that's the truth. She was a military brat and a wild child at her high school in Germany, she had affairs with several guys that wrote books about her, one was bad boy Tommy Stewart. She like all teenager girls was obsessed with Elvis. She heard that Elvis' friend was going to be at a military club and she goes there to meet him. He is a married man, but agrees to take her to meet Elvis but has a intimate affair with her before she ever sees Elvis. When she meets Elvis he really likes her but is soon shipped back to the states. He goes on with his life, never even contacts her for a year. She keep writing him everyday begging to come to Graceland, finally when she is 17 her parents let her. She marries Elvis at 21. They both have affairs she runs off with her karate instructor Mike Stone. Elvis gives her everything she wants in the divorce. It's never enough. In in 1977 just before he dies, she demands more money, she even puts a lien on Graceland so Elvis sells off his copywrites to meet her demands. Her involvement in Scientology putting poor Lisa in that camp when only 12, ruins their relationship. Lisa even begs her mother not to go along with the movie saying it demonizes her father, but Priscilla's ego leads her to become executive productor. Lisa knew the truth about her mother, she got so tired of being controlled by her mother, she even fled to London for two years, but it was always there. In 2017 Lisa secretly changes her will taking out Priscilla and putting in daughter Riley. When Lisa dies in January, her livid mother sues her own granddaughter for control. She even calls in fellow Scientologist John Travolta to mediate for her. He gets her a million to drop the suit, a 100 grand a year as an advisor, 1/9 of Elvis estate for her son by Scientologist boyfriend Marco and of course a burial plot near Elvis, you know the man who she says abused her so much? yeah.

A relationship requires two people. What is confounding is the lack of personality invested in Priscilla's characterization. What draws Elvis to her? Their two rendezvous in Germany has Priscilla virtually mute. She's a cipher. She's bored in school. What are her hobbies, interests? Why is she apparently friendless in school? Later, when she was with Elvis finishing her last year in high school she remained detached because she didn't want to risk compromising their privacy but that goes unexplained. But many details are left out---evidently Priscilla's dad really interrogated Elvis upon the first invitation to his party but her relationship with her parents gets a cursory look. She had her own affairs--only hinted at with her martial arts instructor. OK, once she's with Elvis, she wants to work in a boutique but does she demonstrate any career aspirations? If these are choked off because she's imprisoned, we don't get any indication as such. She's a dial tone, essentially. A frustrating, off-kilter view. .

Will never watch that movie. All the lies Priscilla tells and she could have left and didn't

I felt there was a lack of commitment to even showcase the rocky road of their relationship, and the film feels like it has to be held together by the performances, especially from Cailee Spaeny (could get some talks for award nominations, but I feel could get overshadowed by the incredible female performances starting to show in the last half of 2023) and Jacob Elordi does a fantastic job showcasing a nuanced view of this iconic figure. That being said, the film itself is very eh and will definitely be forgotten among the crops of Fall/Winter films this year.

I mean we all remember the buzz around Sofia Coppola when Lost in translation came out, but after Marie Antoinette came out I think it became very apparent that she was more interested in style than in substance. I don't really see her as a serious filmmaker and never have. She's just out of touch socialite who has a famous father

I haven’t seen it so all I can say is I appreciate Elvis as an artist even though he was before my time. As for Sophia Coppola I have always liked her movies to varying degrees. My favorites by her are Lost in Translation & Virgin Svicides (misspelled in case KZfaq is flagging words) I think the key to Sophia is all her movies are probably tacitly autobiographical metaphors about facets of her life and experiences.

I think it wouldve been a better movie if we got to see more of what priscilla feels and thinks. Maybe with a voiceover of priscillas thoughts. The movie shouldve been longer and shouldve showed more how the relationship went downhill. And maybe there shouldve been more about who priscilla was before meeting elvis. That's what I loved when I watched the 80s version.

damn the sofia losing streak continues :( i sort of liked "somewhere" but have disliked everything afterwards

I thought the perspective of the movie was that we were supposed to view Elvis as bullshit when he was talking about being lonely and homesick and his mother passing. I think that’s the way my audience was interpreting it, based on their groans. I didn’t view it as the movie giving him an out.

TIL Cailee Spaeny is 25 and Jacob Elordi is 26 Imma add Cailee to the list of 20+ year old actors convincingly playing teens/young teens such as Bella Ramsey, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Julia Garner, Timothee Chalamet, Saoirse Ronan

Huge Elvis fan - Great review and a reason why I won’t be bothering now - as I was hoping too that this would cover the flawed Elvis - reason why I never watched the other Elvis - reason was I knew it was going to be a celebration of the Elvis brand and entertainer - there’s enough real footage of the real man to get the power of the icon - so I’m disappointed that Coppola has gone the same route - I guess we may one day get an honest Elvis film but I don’t see that happening any time soon because Pricilla holds the reigns - so until then I’ll just read the books for the dark Elvis and the actual Elvis footage for the entertainer Elvis… as the real deal can never be captured.

I watched the miniseries, and I still remember some of the main scenes. I was wary at first about the actor playing Elvis, but he did do a good job. The part I don't understand about Priscilla's story is about her parents, and how they could agree to such an arrangement.

Hi Alachia, I've never expected Sofia Coppola's movie "Priscilla" to be any good. It's cool that you rated "Priscilla" a D. If I ever do see it, it would only be via Blu-Ray sometime after it gets released on Blu-Ray. My favorite Elvis song is "There's a Brand New Day on the Horizon", a song that so few even know about. It unfortunate that Elvis's movie version of the song is one full verse shorter than his album version of it. I've heard all of Elvis's songs and I've seen all of his movies too. Elvis has always been my favorite singer and favorite entertainer too.

Your review is definitely one of the better ones and thank you so much for watching the mini series before your commentary was presented. I wanted to love this movie (I love Sophia Coppola) and honestly was disappointed. I turned to my husband and asked him, "Did you like this movie?" He didn't like it either. I felt it was rather dry (except for the soundtrack, the cinematography, the styles, etc.). The pace of the movie was off too. They dragged out the beginning, then it was over before you knew it. If you call a movie "Priscilla" why not show what she did during her life AFTER Elvis? She was in Dallas, which was a top nighttime soap in the 1980s. She was in the movie Naked Gun. She had a celebrity boutique. And God knows what else, I don't follow her that closely. Last I remember she was on Dancing with the Stars. So, where is the EMPOWERMENT in this movie? It could have been cooler if we REALLY got to dive into the mind of Priscilla--good, bad, everything. How about start the movie when Elvis is already dead, with Priscilla looking back as an old woman, touching briefly on her life with Elvis (because c'mon, in the grand scheme of things she really wasn't with him that long...well, maybe by Hollywood standards). Then she can tell the movie audience, mature, honest, gritty answers..... What did it feel like when you first cheated on Elvis? Did you feel guilt or revenge or something different? Do you have any regrets about how you treated him, despite how he treated you? How long was Elvis in your heart after you left him? Did you ever really get over him? How do the other men in your life feel, being with you after you were with Elvis? Did they ever ask you if they lived up to your expectations? How did it feel to have a successful career on your own? Did you embrace having a career or was it not what you thought it would be? Would you let your own daughter date someone like Elvis when she was young? .....Just my opinion.

1. Elvis was NOT a predator 2. He never wanted to marry her 3. Priss has changed her story countless times 4. He was never heavy, he had multiple, multiple medical conditions that affected his health, but he was never “fat”. 5. Priscilla is the one who you should be scorning, she cheated on Elvis, got divorced, and has just been raking in all this money off of Elvis’ name. Sure, most marriages have their problems and Elvis may not have been Jesus Christ, but he wasn’t exactly mr terrible either. He did much more for any one person than I could ever dream of, and this “movie” will never change the fact that he is my hero, he should be an inspiration for everyone. And if you don’t agree don’t comment and fight me on it either.

Alachia out there watching bad movies so I don’t have to

Has Sophia ever gone really deep in her films? Not that i remember. She's always been an average filmmaker. Maybe another director should've taken this on.

Cailee Spaeny is 25 years old and Priscilla Presley was 27 when she left Elvis. She was 28 when she and Elvis divorced. Cailee Spaeny never played a thirty something year old Priscilla but someone who was only 2 years older than her. So why is Cailee Spaeny playing a 14-27 year old so unbelievable? Susan Walters playing a 14 year old is unbelievable.

Great review! I feel like Im going crazy with all the praise its been getting from everyone else. Have we even seen the same film? Really, geez. Thank you!

Lost in Translation was GREAT,... Marie Antoinette, excellent wardrobe but otherwise flat ... Priscilla, I have to admit I don't even have a desire to see it

Also having seen the range that jacob elordi can go to, i know he can play the elvis that prisicilla described in her book, so the final cut of this movie was such an injustice to him as an actor..i wanted to see him show the not-hollywood version of elvis. Same goes for cailee spaeny. I could tell in the moments where shes allowed to show greater deoth of emotion she can tell you a lot of the story and emotions just theough her expressions and thats incredibly rare and powerful. However within the confines of the script for this movie she can only be allowed to do so much, so that was also a huge injustice to her as an actress. Its such a shame...this movie couldve went SO SO deep...

Priscilla was a Producer. Priscilla has told her truth....for years. Elvis is no longer with us. Anyone who ever disagreed with Priscilla she iced out. I do not think she was a innocent

9:13 Alachia channeling her inner Chris Hansen. "Take a seat"

I haven't seen the film...but I don't trust Pricilla to tell the whole truth. Shes still making money off the image of Elvis and I find her to be very shallow and boring. I think Elvis was a conflicted man. By the time he met Pricilla he had many women already and I believe he really fell in love with her breath taking beauty and innocence. He couldn't help himself, he took her and he shouldn't have. Then he became bored with her, stopped sleeping with her, using drugs, shooting up the house, etc..Pricilla became his mother. He also made a deal with her father, and he had to follow through with the marriage. He loved Pricilla but he wasnt in love with her. He depended on her emotionally like a child. Pricilla hangs trying to make it more of a love story, but it was an unhealthy codependent relationship because he was so very sick.I don't think she should be buried at graceland. I dont think Elvis would want that.

After watching this videlo, I think I might actually watch this movie about Elvis. I never liked Elvis the celebrity and never knew knew much about him personally. But I absolutely loved his singing. As a musical artist, he was rare talent--one of the best ever. You can talk about his estate being worried about making money, but don't pretend Hollywood is all about truth and art. There have been countless movies made for the sole purpose of making tons of money by holding up one historical figure or another for public judgement and ridicule--all based on modern day standards of morality that are currently in vogue (and which change decade to decade, and sometimes year to year). These historical people lived in a different world than we live in today, with different pressures, expectations, cultures and values. We don't have to approve of their behavior as role models for us in our time, but we should at least respect their humanity. Put another way, if any Hollywood director were to make a movie about your life (or mine, or any one else's), I'm certain he or she would emphasize and even exaggerate some of the negative thing(s) you've done just to maximize the movie's profits. If Sophia Coppola showed restraint out of respect for the subject and the world he and Priscilla lived in, then I'm interested in watching the movie out of respect for her. I don't mind watching fictional characters get trashed. But real historical people deserve some respect. IMHO.

I'm so glad you made this review cuz I just came out of the theater having just watched priscilla and I came in with such high hopes and anticipation as I reread the the book this week to prepare myself for the movie (I read the book the first last year in spetemer!). As I was reading it, I imagined every nuanced scene vividly pictured in my head because priscilla painted her experiences so detailed and it made me pray that a movie or tv show will be made on this book. However I was gravely disappointed having just finished it. The movie barely grazes through the small and big traumatic moments that priscilla experiences in the hands of elvis. The movie doesn't showcase the grandiosity of elvis' misogyny, violence, and grooming nature, with the multiple instances he's done this to priscilla and the trauma and pain it caused her. So when the scene came where she decides to leave him, it didn't make me cry or feel her urgency or pain like it did in the book. The movie if anything felt like a aesthetic montage of their highs and a vanilla version of her lows. In a modern day 2023 filmmaking culture, the story for this movie could've been grandeur, deep, rich, and gritty... Yet this story/her reality, espeically as a woman, felt completely dishonored, subdued, and even erased to keep elvis' image clean, despite having been gone for so long and being seen as practically a God in American culture.

I love Sofia but I feel like her biopics barely go there. Marie Antoinette was the same and it kinda made me see the value in her movies comes from the visual asthetic and implications rather than the events themselves. As much as I’d love to see it, I wouldn’t go in expecting something as raw as say, 2021’s Spencer or even Rocketman. Still would take it over Bo Rap anyday though. Genuinely awful biopic imo

I liked your review a lot because I felt the same way about the depth of the movie. However, I felt like the main actors lacked intensity, Priscilla's makeup was too light compared to real life and the actress looked younger than Priscilla ever did. Elvis never got fat! The book and miniseries were way better.

It's dull because Priscilla has been deceptive all her life. She has changed her stories over the years. Priscilla also dated other soldiers in Germany when she was 14. It was well known that he didn't want to marry her. She was also with Marco for 22 years , that would probably be a better story. But after 46 years of Elvis being gone, she can't let go of the $$$$$ . Wish she would just go away !!

Straight question did you enjoy the movie regardless of the movie being played the reality or not

Oh another thing about your remark that Elvis Enterprises stated that they never went to them about the movie. Probably because they already knew what the story line was going to be about. I guess the movie came in at number 4 over the weekend. Not good

Hasn't Priscilla herself become quite protective of the Presley name/public image/"brand" over the last 30 years or so? That's the impression I've gotten anyway.

I just saw Jacob Elordi play a young Rupert Everett type in Saltburn. He’s quite a good actor. I think I’ll give this film a pass and I’m a fan of Elvis and Priscilla

Maybe... just maybe, Sofia is subconsciously talking about herself in her work as an actress and as a director. Is her role in "the Godfather Part III" also a whisper of her personal life? a young girl obsessed with "forbidder love"... Priscilla's lack of "voice" in the film gave me a feeling of drowning in silence. Is that what Sofia wants us to feel? Maybe this is what Priscilla is to Sofia. By the way I just discovered your channel and i love your work. Pressed the "like, subscribe and ALL bell"

So majorly disappointed by this movie!! 😢😢 Sofia has really lost her touch in my opinion. It was way too simple, no climax and horrible conclusion of the movie. Coppola has misunderstood that less isnt more. The movie became boring because it needed more dialogue and more characters, a voiceover of what Priscilla was thinking, should also have focused more on Priscillas life AFTER Elvis which could have been way more interesting. Also Cailee and Jacob really didn’t have very good chemistry to my surprise, which was so hard to watch, when the movie only focuses on them. I actually think Priscilla should have been cast by someone else, who looks more like her and is a more experienced actor. Shocked how bad this entire thing was, when it actually had potential. Only slightly good things were the aesthetics and Jacob sometimes. Coppola had all the source material and the story has been out of years, which also doesn’t make it very exciting, but Coppola still managed to f it up is beyond me. Should have made someone else write the script or just not make this movie at all.

Sorry, this is long, but I honestly felt it needed to be said... “Elvis and Me” reads like a prepubescent 14 year old lusting and crushing hard on their idol that turns nasty and vindictive like a woman scorned. When you have the book and then listen to the numerous interviews Priscilla has given over the years you will see that she has essentially debunked the salacious, this will sell, details in her own book. The language she uses today to describe Elvis Presley, such as grooming, a predator, an abusive controlling facet in their relationship, and how she intimates at Paedophilia and Rape - all these things are specifically aimed at young impressionable females being manipulated by the faux feminists who want to dominate the male species of the human race - and you’re falling for it. Us Elder fans of Elvis have seen it all unfold from the day Elvis Presley passed away to present day, the manipulations, the inconsistencies, the outright lies, the fabrications, the intimations, the exaggerations, all of it. We are not so start struck that we refuse to see Elvis Presley as the human being he was, with human faults, all warts and all, we have read it and seen it and accepted it. What we have also seen is a woman who continually re-writes her story on the fly to make it more fantastical with each telling simply to sell it; to make money from it. Her story is so conflicting now, so fantastical that it truly is hard to believe any of it. For you to think there is truth in the pages of Elvis and Me, proves to me you have done no research whatsoever on Priscilla’s relationship with Elvis. If you listen to Priscilla over the years, the stories she tells, what is coming from her own mouth, you will know she debunks 99.99999% of it - For instance, most recently in an interview with Piers Morgan, just one MONTH ago, Priscilla stated she didn’t know how she could tell Lisa Marie that her father had passed away. The thing is, Lisa Marie didn’t need to be told because she had been there when it had happened; Lisa was in the bathroom watching Joe Esposito pump her Father’s chest to try to get his heart started. Lisa Marie spoke to Linda Thompson at that time stating her Daddy was dead, over and over - Priscilla however was telling Piers Morgan, and let’s not forget the viewers, how Lisa had been with her that day playing with her friends and how she didn’t know how she could tell Lisa that her Daddy had died. She lied, but unless you know what actually happened, you would not have known because she is that good at lying - it left her lips like silk. This is just a minutia of how Priscilla is deliberately attempting to re-write History so she can play the victim and she does not appear to care one iota whom it might destroy in the process, just so long as she can be seen to be the victim. Here’s just a small part of some research for you. Take it or leave entirely up to you. Elvis met Priscilla in 1959. It's still up for debate whether or not she performed sexual favours for a man called Currie Grant who'd promised he could get her a meeting with Elvis Presley. I say still up for debate because when Priscilla sued Currie Grant for defamation, the actual terms of the DEAL she made with him (how much money she paid him) that they reached OUTSIDE of Court has been SEALED (This was and is Modus Operandi for Priscilla whenever she makes a DEAL - right up to present day because she did the same thing with the DEAL she made with Riley Keough over Lisa Marie's Will). Strangely Priscilla did not sue the Author of the book called "Child Bride" where Currie Grant's comments can be found or the publishing Company. Why? Anyhow, Elvis met Priscilla in 1959, they were together just twice that we know of from Priscilla; once that was not chaperoned because Priscilla's Parents knew nothing of it at the time (Currie Grant finally introduces Priscilla to Elvis - but this was not a date just an introduction) and again when Elvis took his Father with him when he met Priscilla's Parents at their home - again not a date and why would Elvis take his Dad with him? Elvis however was DATING other girls in Germany, Margit Buergin, 17, a Secretary, Elisabeth Stefaniak, 19, who became Vernon Presley's Secretary and a German Actress Vera Tschechowa, 19. That's without including all the Showgirls, one night stands and everything else in between AND all this while serving in the US Army. So where did Elvis find the time to groom Priscilla? Btw Joe Esposito has said that he had thought Priscilla was 16 at the time and only found out later that she was 14 - this can be corroborated because even the US and German Newspapers at the time stated she was 16. Ask yourself, did Priscilla lie about her age to Elvis? Every single other girl Elvis was dating and had dated had been 17 years of age and older - young ADULTS. What do you think? From 1960 to 1962 Elvis Presley and Priscilla never set eyes on each other and we only have the word of Priscilla that Elvis would telephone and (a most recent inclusion) send letters to her - she does not have those letters he sent (you think she would have kept them, right?) in fact the only letters that CAN be verified are the pink ones Priscilla sent TO Elvis begging him for attention, for him to contact her parents and persuade them to let her come to Memphis, her love for him and so on and so on - Anita Wood Elvis' girlfriend at the time found them and they were the reason they split. This indicates to me that Priscilla pursued Elvis and NOT the other way round - so how can Elvis be a Predator, Controlling, a Groomer when this indicates to me he had little interest in her? Christmastime 1962 - According to Priscilla, she is now Elvis Presley's love of his life, and is apparently invited to Graceland BY Elvis to spend Christmas with him, but not only do they not spend any quality alone time there but Priscilla also makes claims that OTHER Gate Girls were there as well. Despite all of this, she was still packed off back to Germany soon after. Why? Priscilla is SEVENTEEN at this time, she's legal and apparently the love of Elvis Presley's life, so why is she being packed off back to Germany so soon after? It can't be fear of the fans finding out because Elvis has managed to have several serious relationships up until this point in time without it affecting his career, Anita Wood being one of them (five years) June Juanico, etc. I have a theory - Priscilla was a gate girl - she flew in herself, got word to Elvis she was there and Elvis invited her up. What do you think? 1963 - More time spent not setting eyes on each other. Elvis is living his life in the US (building a romance with Ann Margret), and yes, so is Priscilla in Germany, dating, going to movies, having sex and so on. Apparently out of the blue Elvis calls Priscilla's Parents to ask them if she can move to Memphis, that he'll enrol her in a Catholic High School there and that she'll be living with his Father Vernon and Mother In Law Dee until she graduates. Interestingly Priscilla intimates that it was this year 1963 when Elvis asked her to move into Graceland, but the actual year is never specified; it is, as always, left open to interpretation. Either way Elvis Presley's romance with Ann Margret was never an affair because Elvis and Priscilla were not even living together at the time. I have a theory; Since they (Elvis & Margret) split in 1964 (she wouldn't give up her career for him) I would hazard a guess that this was the year Priscilla actually moved in - 1964 but she must somehow make it seem as though it was 1963 so she can play the victim; Elvis had an affair while I was stuck in Graceland all on my lonesome etc etc etc. Since she was so alone on her own at Graceland while he was out making movies and having affairs, how could Elvis be such a controlling, predatory, grooming factor in her life? Even Priscilla admits he was hardly there. Grooming takes a lot more than "Honey you look like shit. Wear your hair and make up like this and your clothes like that”- and when you take into account just what Elvis was doing throughout those years, Elvis Presley simply did not have the time to have groomed - especially when you take into account Priscilla herself admits in her Book “Whenever I heard a rumour about Elvis and one of his co-stars I would MOULD MYSELF to look like that co-star so that Elvis would not leave me. Lastly, it is my understanding that before 1969 in California you had to wait five years before you could get a divorce. Priscilla states in her book that in 1968 she had an affair with her Dance Teacher (this would have been only months after Lisa Marie was born). In 1973 (fives years after this affair - and after one year of separation) Priscilla and Elvis get a divorce. Co-incidence? Did Priscilla really leave Elvis to find herself or did Elvis tell her to leave in 1972 because a stipulation for their divorce was one year of separation? Also, Elvis made sure that in the decree Priscilla was not to use the Presley name for self-promotion, and she didn’t until he passed away, whereby Priscilla has said that (what would have been) her NINE YEAR OLD GRIEVING DAUGHTER gave her permission to use the name. This film is not a coming of age film, this film is the epitome of a female sociopath bound and determined to play the victim; someone who will do anything, say anything, destroy anything and everything just to play that part - and all it takes is the uninformed to perpetuate those lies. I am sorry this is long, but it is painful to see such a human being like Elvis Presley being vilified in such a way, and by someone who in the very same breath as the sh*t she spreads state was the love of her life. She does not display one ounce of love towards Elvis Presley. I just have to say something....

Calling Elvis a child predator, and a groomer is EXTREMELY disrespectful, and very ignorant. Priscilla still carries his name, gave birth to his child, and never remarried!! He left everything to her and Lisa Marie. How many “victims” can attest to that?

"Pass the gravy" - Elvis Presley.

I find her review convoluted. She speaks like SHE doesn’t want to be sued.

The tv movie was very good- and the actress was much more like Priscilla in my opinion

Lady in the video Elvis was never inappropriate with any underaged girls let alone Priscilla. If you have any actual hard evidence that Elvis was then bring it forward.

Is Sophia Coppola related to LMP's ex-husband, Nicholas Cage?

Elvis did not groom Priscilla. Priscilla had the freedom to do anything she wanted. They are painting Elvis in a bad light. Elvis did not have sex with Priscilla until his wedding night. Elvis looked after Priscilla . He gave her everything her heart desired. Priscilla was not a child bride. She went to live with Vernon and Dee at Graceland in 1963 when she was nearly 18 years of age. Elvis never wanted money. He gave all his money away to charity, family and friends. Elvis liked his girlfriend to dress a certain way and do her make up a certain way. What's wrong with a woman, doing her make the way her man likes it?? Priscilla had different make up, hairstyles. Not just what Elvis wanted

elvis was an amazing entertainer- the best, imo. But Elvis suffered from a mental disorder (no fault of his own- noone wants that) and had an active addiction. Living with amyone suffering from addiction is not easy- especially when you cannot fix the addict. The other thing is there are always 3 versions of the truth- his, hers, and THE truth. have you ever heard about the lawsuit against Currie Grant and face to face interview between him and Priscilla?? look it up. Another thing, Priscilla did an interview w womans day in 1973- right after divorce- it makes a big deal about her going by her maiden name, and even putting it on her mailbox...

No ma'am. Lisa Marie was right. This movie does NOT depict Elvis as he was.

Straight women & gay men are enamored by Elordi but I think he’s very bad at his job lol other than that I agree that Sophia could have done more with this film

Would this be considered a companion piece to that Elvis movie that cane out last year?

Ask your grandmother if she was groomed? Everyone in the 50s was married by 16 to a man at minimum 10 years older.

Thanks alachia. I was watching her interview on piers morgan. ( percilla presley)

I can see why Lisa Marie so strongly objected to this film. Ive been an Elvis fan since the 1950’s, and it was no secret back then that he liked young girls. So did Jerry Lee Lewis who married his young cousin. I don’t approve of either man’s behavior, but as musical artists, they were untouchable. I appreciate Elvis the rock artist, but have always questioned his personal choices in life. Grooming a 14 year old Priscilla is just inappropriate.

Awwww how disappointing 😢 I’m gonna have to watch it for pure aesthetics 😒

Did you actually wanted to see Priscilla nude in the movie? The sex was I as implied as it was in the Jerry Lee Lewis movie Winona Ryder was in. It sounds like you wanted the movie to be R rated with the material.

This movie was so off and so were the characters but also was horribly boring a waste of time

I’m shocked that jacob elordi was the better elvis than austin butler.

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One of the issues we run into is Priscilla denies having had slept with Elvis until they were married and because it’s based on the book that she wrote, they probably could not have added a scene in the movie to change that

How about Anne Margaret and Elvis..I'm caught in a trap, I. Can't walk out because I love you to much baby

memphismafia　and　Linda　loved　cared　him　more　than　Priscilla　Bealiue

I agree with your review and the guy who played Elvis was really good.

Because I was traumatized by the mini series…I should not have watched it tho because I was like 10 watching it when it was on vh1

Well, points for knowing how to pronounce biopic. The Gen Z smart phone generation is driving me bonkers with their “bio-pick” nonsense. Soon biographies will be renamed bio-graphies 🙄

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It was cringe, the grooming and everyone going along with it was even more disturbing.

You missed so much nuance in the movie.

So this film was just another “walk the line” movie? . Cause I was disappointed in the Jonny cash movie, and my friend who is a huge fan didn’t like it. Cause Jonny cashes drug use was like he was just fainting. It was like watching those medieval times and the women faint.

Still another Elvis film that doesn't go into detail about how he died. Sitting on his throne 🚽

Hoping the next Elvis pic chronicles his affair with Nick Adams.

This review is very sloppy.

Priscilla karma soon

This movie is a disgrace