Review of Elvis & Nixon (2016) by Tvjerry — 24 Apr 2016
This comic tale is based on an actual event in 1970, when Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) showed up at the White House to request a meeting with President Nixon (Kevin Spacey). Shannon portrays The King as a sincere, misunderstood and misguided character, while it's Spacey who gets to satirize the President with hilarious results.
The run-up to the encounter unfolds effectively, but isn't especially funny. Actually, other than Spacey, there aren't a lot of laffs. It's more about quiet humor than big comedy.
This review of Elvis & Nixon (2016) was written by Tvjerry on 24 Apr 2016.
Elvis & Nixon has generally received mixed reviews.
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