Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Best movie of this year hands down!

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

This is a fictional account of the historical meeting of the King and the President.Kevin Spacey wasn't a good cast for Nixon and Michael Shannon was the worst Elvis I have seen since that Chinese guy in that "Ghost Tribe" film. They both looked like fools. It looked like they wanted to make a camp film, but then got cold feet and attempted to make it into something normal. I think the film would have worked better with an all Japanese cast and subtitles. Works as an MST feature.Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

It's December 1970. Entertainer Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) is distressed about the effects of drugs and the counter-culture on America. He recruits his friend Jerry Schilling (Alex Pettyfer) on a mission to be named Federal-Agent-At-Large to go undercover. They show up at a White House gate to get a meeting with President Richard Nixon (Kevin Spacey). Nixon refuses at first despite his aides Egil Krogh (Colin Hanks) and Dwight Chapin (Evan Peters)'s pleas. Jerry has the idea to get Nixon through his daughter Julie.This movie is mildly amusing. The history is possible. The performances of Shannon and Spacey are intriguing. Shannon may not be completely correct but he brings a self-possessed actualized personality to the role. The movie plays it mostly straight. There aren't any big surprises but I do like Nixon's initial refusal. There are plenty of light moments which leaves the movie feeling lightly fun. It would be more compelling to go overboard with the broad comedy or go darker. This ends up existing in the milky white toast middle.

'ELVIS & NIXON': Four Stars (Out of Five)A comedy-drama based on the real life meeting between Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon, at the White House in 1970. It stars Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey, as the two iconic historical figures, and it costars Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Colin Hanks and Evan Peters. The movie was directed by Liza Johnson, and it was scripted by Cary Elwes (the actor), Joey Sagal and Hanala Sagal. It was released on Amazon, by Amazon studios (following a brief indie theatrical run), and it's received mostly positive reviews from critics. I really enjoyed it.The film is based on true events, which took place on December 21st, 1970, at the White House. The immensely popular singer, and movie star, Elvis Presley (Shannon), just showed up there, and requested a meeting with President Richard Nixon. He wanted to ask him for a Federal Agent (at large) badge, so he could go undercover, and bust drug dealers and hippie problem causers. Nixon was originally reluctant to meet with the star, but he later reconsidered. The picture of the two together is now legendary.The movie definitely plays more like a silly comedy, than a serious historical drama, but that doesn't mean it isn't true. I'm sure the writers took a lot of creative liberty with the material, and exaggerated it quite a bit, but I believe the premise basically could have happened. Shannon and Spacey are both fantastic in the leads, and the supporting actors are all well cast too. It's a really fun (and quite amusing) movie, but it's also nothing especially memorable.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/Y0XE5jyxMFQ

On a December morning in 1970, the King of Rock 'n Roll showed up on the lawn of the White House to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, President Nixon. Starring Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and two-time Academy Award® winner Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon, comes the untold true story behind this revealing, yet humorous moment in the Oval Office forever immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives. The Elvis & Nixon film suffers from a story and a plot that simply doesn't make any sense at all since we don't know if any of those things actually happened plus both Spacey and Shannon look nothing like Nixon or Elvis but if you enjoy any of this kind of movies you might actually enjoy this as well.