Yeah, it's the accompanying record cover, not the movie poster but come on. That face is hilarious. It looks like he just stepped on a live eel.Vince Everett (Elvis Presley) served a year in jail for manslaughter. His cellmate (Mickey Shaughnessy) was once a star in country music and teaches Vince the guitar. Once out, Vince wastes no time trying to break into the recording business but his violent temper and relative naivety work against him. Still, his natural talent sees him to success, landing a television special, multiple records, and eventually a Hollywood contract. All the money and fame in the world, however, won't buy Vince love, especially when he's determined not to be ruled by it lest it break his heart.
Ironically, this has almost the exact same plot beats as Elvis. It almost feels prophetic if the Baz Luhrmann film is to be believed. Vince is kept ignorant of his appeal by a washed up star, talked into a worthless contract, beset by flunkies he overpays out of sense of misplaced loyalty, and rejects the brunette with his best interests at heart. There are also too many musical numbers that feel shoehorned in and it too feels like it's a day and a half long, even though it actually clocks in at 96 minutes.
As a movie, it's not great. It feels very cheap. The sets are basic, the dialogue is bare minimum, and even the main draw (Elvis) seems wooden and misplaced. There's no energy to the role. And this was one of the successful movies.
It's streaming as part of HBO Max's Elvis collection until the end of the month so if you're interested, you might want to hurry.
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