Based on Priscilla Presley’s memoir, this is a biopic about a women best known for marrying superstar Elvis Presley.
I found it pretty dull, to be honest. I didn’t know anything at all about her going into this and really very little about Elvis as it turns out! I kept thinking, is this going somewhere?! Some would argue this is an unsophisticated take that lacks nuance … well derr Fred, you’re on a blog called ‘cut to the chase’!
The actors who play Priscilla (Cailee Spaeny) and Elvis (Jacob Elordi - an Aussie) are very talented. However on Elordi as Elvis, we’re gonna need some subtitles guys! I know the muttery delivery is true of the man himself but if there’s times where you can’t understand what he’s saying that seems kinda problematic to me!
People whose opinion I rate loved it. Case in point, ABC music commentator (and more) Zan Rowe who absolutely raved about it on her Instagram. She’s on board with *some* of the proper critics - for example, this chap in The Guardian.
However I’ve also seen reviews that are more in line with me, two star kind of affairs. (The one I read which I most agreed with in the Washington Post is behind a paywall so I won’t bother sharing the link.)
Priscilla is rated M, runs 113 minutes and is in cinemas now.