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To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was directed by Sofia Coppola, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, 20 years after ‘Marie Antoinette’, Coppola decided to tell the tragic story of another privileged white girl. Apparently, Lisa Marie Presley was actually seriously against this movie but she passed away soon after she made this comment before the movie was even released. It’s interesting because Sofia Coppola seriously glossed over how creepy this relationship was. According to this movie and Priscilla Presley herself, even though Elvis met her when she was 14 years old, they only started to have sex when they got married when she was 22 years old, a whopping 8 years later, but I found it hard to believe though. There was also the fact that Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi were almost the same age but, above all, Spaeny was around 24 years old when she shot this movie, 10 years older than Priscilla was at the time she met Elvis. Can you imagine if they would have cast a 14 year old actress? I think it would have been more accurate but it would also have been impossible to shoot the more intimate scenes. Another issue was the fact that, even though I have some doubts that Elvis, beyond his music, was a really interesting individual, it was even more so for Priscilla. I mean, she married one of the most famous persons in the world which was basically her only really defining feature according to this movie. And yet, I have to admit that the damned thing was still intriguing though. Indeed, like her father, at least when he was at the top of his game, Sofia Coppola is actually a really solid director with her own unique style. Above all, Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi were both pretty good, especially Spaeny who was quite fascinating to behold when it was actually a rather thankless role in my opinion. Anyway, to conclude, even though it won’t go down as one of Coppola’s strongest directing efforts, it was still a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look.
7/10
