Really had a hard time with this movie which was probably Sophia Coppola's point. I wanted to like it. I was hoping it'd be like Marie Antoinette, but no amount of fun punk music could help this tragedy of a story.
It was painful in so many places, watching this 14 year old girl (14!!!) crush hard on Elvis and him using her awe of him to make her his perfect wife. Seriously freaky. And abusive. And I suspect many Elvis fans will be upset that their guy was actually an abusive A-hole. It was really heartbreaking to watch this young girl go from being filled with innocence to being completely controlled by her husband, so much so that (SPOILER), when he tells her he needs to take a break from the marriage while she's happily decorating the nursery at full pregnancy, she numbly starts to pack her suitcase to leave. It's BIZARRE.
While the actors were excellent, and the costuming and attention to detail for the period were quite good, I don't think I'd recommend this movie unless you want to live through someone else's heartbreak and abuse.
It was a bummer.
It was painful in so many places, watching this 14 year old girl (14!!!) crush hard on Elvis and him using her awe of him to make her his perfect wife. Seriously freaky. And abusive. And I suspect many Elvis fans will be upset that their guy was actually an abusive A-hole. It was really heartbreaking to watch this young girl go from being filled with innocence to being completely controlled by her husband, so much so that (SPOILER), when he tells her he needs to take a break from the marriage while she's happily decorating the nursery at full pregnancy, she numbly starts to pack her suitcase to leave. It's BIZARRE.
While the actors were excellent, and the costuming and attention to detail for the period were quite good, I don't think I'd recommend this movie unless you want to live through someone else's heartbreak and abuse.
It was a bummer.