Very disappointing...

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

This short HBO documentary "God Is The Bigger Elvis" tells the life and career of a former promising actress during the 50's and the 60's Dolores Hart who later entered the monastery to become a Benedictine cloistered Catholic nun.It tells about her Hollywood career that started in 1957 when she starred in a movie together with the King of Rock-and-Roll Elvis Presley entitled "Loving You".This led her to more movies together with another one with Elvis in "King Creole" and others such as "Francis of Assisi","Come Fly With Me" and the 1960 hit "Where Are The Boys?".Then unexpectedly in 1963,she decided to give up her Hollywood career and the engagement she has with her fiancé architect Don Robinson in order to become a Catholic nun to which she has been for more than 50 years while this review is being written. Added to that,a lot of things are explored such as Dolores' personality about her spirituality particularly being prayerful, religious and having faith in God to maintain stability in life; the decision that led her to give up her promising Hollywood career in search for the best relationship with God; what could have been had she not left her career in Hollywood; the relationship that she has had with Don after the engagement was broken off; her current work as the Mother Prioress in the monastery; and the life of the nuns inside the monastery as cloistered nuns.It was definitely inspiring for a viewer to see the journey that Dolores has taken from being Elvis' leading lady to becoming a Servant of God as a nun. It was also nice to see how much temporal earthly rewards she has given up to please God.Finally,it was also nice to see her experience peace and happiness which she probably would not receive in Hollywood.Watch this short documentary and examine your relationship with God.

A news article at National Catholic Register about a Spanish celebrity Ollalia Oliveros led me to this short HBO documentary entitled,"God Is the Bigger Elvis". Speaking of the Spanish celebrity,she gave up her modeling and acting careers to become a Catholic nun. The article also led me to gain knowledge of another celebrity - Dolores Hart - who did the same back in the 1960's and the short documentary that explains it all.Dolores Hart happens to be a young American actress.Her film debut starts with the 1958 film "Loving You" wherein she was paired with rock and roll icon Elvis Presley.This started a prominent career in Hollywood.She was given a contract that would allow her to earn at least a $1 million back in the 1950's.She was once again paired in another film with Elvis entitled 'King Creole". She has had other hit films like "Where Are The Boys?" in 1960.Her career was on a great start.Added to that,she was engaged to get married to an architect Don Robinson.Then in 1963,she made an unexpected decision to leave all that to become a cloistered Benedictine Catholic nun for the love of God.This HBO short documentary gives full explanation of her decision, her life compared from being an actress and that of a Mother Prioress as a cloistered nun, and the effects it made in her life particularly the man she was engaged to get married with.It also shows as a glimpse of what life inside the monastery was all about as other nuns got interviewed.We get to hear about Mother Dolores' and the nuns' struggles and fulfillment inside as well as the difficulties that would-be nuns or novices encounter and the role that Mother Dolores plays in trying to help them.We get to realize that silence,contemplation,prayer,singing and many other God- centered activities.Overall,we get to see the former actress' joy and fulfillment as a Servant of God considering she gave up a promising Hollywood career that could have provided her lot in terms of fame,money and success.No question that there is more happiness experienced as a Catholic nun than that of being a Hollywood actress.

I am no catholic. I can't even say I believe there is a god. But I defy anybody with a beating heart to judge this as anything but an ode to love. It is uplifting and heart- breaking. Mostly it drives home the glory of humanity. How many times have you seen that achieved in a short documentary? We have a central character who has made the most anti-Hollywood choice in history and a supporting cast who have made equally bold steps to back her up. Stock footage of the monastery deserve your full attention because they add so much nuance and clarity. It is a perfectly sculpted film, with humour and intrigue and of a succinct but lush economy.

God Is Bigger Than Elvis (2012) *** (out of 4) Oscar-nominated documentary taking a look at the life and career of Dolores Hart. The title, and the film's main focus, centers on Hart walking away from a good career in Hollywood and becoming a nun. Hart is probably best remembered for her role with Elvis in LOVING YOU and this 36-minute documentary interviews her about working with the star, other Hollywood people and why she gave it up to become a nun. Looking around the internet it seems this film has gained quite a bit of praise by people who respect Hart for giving up a career to become a nun but there's another group of people out there that seem to really hate her and the story told here. It's interesting that a film such as this can have such strong views by two opposite sides but I guess this happens when religion is involved. For the most part I found the documentary to be interesting and especially the early stuff with Hart in Hollywood. I thought the Elvis stories were quite nice and it was also interesting hearing about where her career might have gone had she not had a change of heart. It's also interesting hearing from the man she was supposed to marry and he talks about his heart being broken when he got the news that she was going to join the abbey.