Movie Review # 531: Elvis (2022)

Alright, everyone, today, we are going to review another biopic that is based on true events of musical artists. In today’s case, we will be discussing a film that revolves around some of the life of Elvis Presley. So, without further ado, let’s talk about the movie, Elvis.

Plot: The movie sets around the life of musical artist, Elvis Presley (portrayed by Austin Butler in this movie), who apparently left a great impact on the music industry. From his meeting, and partnership with Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), to his rise to fame, the movie covers a great deal about the star that many of us have come to know and love even today.

So now that this biopic film of another musical artist has arrived, was it as good, or even better than previous ones like Bohemian Rhapsody, or Rocketman? Well, definitely way better than the former, and maybe slightly has a little more edge than the latter, but not by much. First of all, it was great that we only got to have a snippet of Presley’s childhood, while the good majority of the movie focused on his adult years. The acting was also really great. Austin Butler especially pulled off his role as Elvis Presley. And Tom Hanks, how could you go wrong with him? For years, he’s done well in anything he’s played in, from Forrest Gump, to voicing Woody in the Toy Story movies, playing Walt Disney in Saving Mr. Banks, and many more films. And how could we not mention Olivia DeJonge as Elvis Presley’s wife, Priscilla? She was also phenomenal. It was also to know some interesting from what little we did get to see about his childhood. In addition to all of this, how could we not love hearing some of the songs that Elvis Presley wrote throughout the course of this film, be it “Burning Love,” “Can’t Help Falling In Love,” and quite a few more? The movie also did a great job with elaborating on the characters that revolves around Elvis’ life, especially the main ones like his wife, Priscilla, his manager, Colonel Parker, and the rest of that gang. It’s also interesting how there are some characters will be ones that we love to hate. How sad that ended up being the case for those people that were abusive, and cruel even in real life. It was also great to learn some very interesting history of Presley, and Colonel Parker, especially. Finally, let’s take time to mention how this movie can teach some valuable lessons in regards to the whole thing about being happy. I remember listening to K-Love a while back, and one of the hosts said that Elvis Presley was asked shortly before he died if he was happy, which he responded that he wasn’t. If that was in fact the case, this movie can definitely teach us how attempting to find pleasure in things like drugs, and alcohol is never the best course of action. Just comes to show that Jesus Christ is in fact the answer.

And that’s my review for Elvis. It is a very well done film that is very well-written, and does well with elaborating on Elvis Presley. Did the film need to be around two and a half hours long? Probably not! They most likely could have maybe cut some scenes out if possible. Still, for what Elvis is, it’s worth checking out. Not only is it a well done film with many of Elvis’ good songs, but some really great lessons can be taken away from this movie. Definitely go see it if you haven’t. You’re guaranteed to love it.

Final Grade: A+