Review of Jailhouse Rock (1957) by Richard S — 19 Jan 2008

The only Elvis Presley film worth watching.

This review of Jailhouse Rock (1957) was written by Richard S on 19 Jan 2008.

Jailhouse Rock has generally received positive reviews.

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By Aj V (1,538) on 05 Nov 2010

I really enjoyed seeing a badass Elvis :D I was taken aback how you can make some parallel between Elvis'life and his character's one, like…

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By Minna S (192) on 17 May 2010

From rags (or jail) to riches, the Elvis style. I had a lot of trouble to watch it through, took probably 5 hours…

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By Phyllis Burnett J (1) on 25 Dec 2010

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By Karla V (23) on 26 Dec 2011

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By Gary H (243) on 18 Jun 2011

One of the best Elvis movies of all of Elvis' movies was made before he went into the army. The rot in movies began as soon as he got out of the army…

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By Therese K (23) on 07 Mar 2010

The plot surprised me, in the fact that it was sooo deep. I thought it was going to be a 50's teeny bopper movie... I guessed wrong…

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By Phil S (666) on 14 Sep 2017

Nearly perfect drama w music , with the rebel elvis remarkably better than in his first two films…

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