A good documentary, but you can be forgiven if you think David Scott, as 18 year old Elvis, looks and sounds more like Ricky Nelson here, especially alongside footage of the real Elvis. (Indeed, Ricky himself pulled off an Elvis impression of his own in another movie, Rio Bravo with John Wayne and Dean Martin.)
Overall, it's an interesting concept, blending genuine with recreated documentary footage of Elvis, his fans, family, friends, and detractors, largely narrarated by someone pulling off a pretty decent approximation of his voice and speech pattern.
In these days of twerking, it's amusing to see the reactions that Elvis' spontaneous dance style, which in retrospect was no more controversial than (and somewhat based on) the jitterbug of the 1940s, brought to America.
Overall, it's an interesting concept, blending genuine with recreated documentary footage of Elvis, his fans, family, friends, and detractors, largely narrarated by someone pulling off a pretty decent approximation of his voice and speech pattern.
In these days of twerking, it's amusing to see the reactions that Elvis' spontaneous dance style, which in retrospect was no more controversial than (and somewhat based on) the jitterbug of the 1940s, brought to America.