Director: Norman Taurog
Writers: Elwood Ullman & Edward Bernds
Genre: Musical
Running Time: 90 minutes
Year: 1965
First time to review a movie that is not Johnny Depp. This should be fun. Ok as always my grades are for actors, plot and writing and are out of 10. They will be added together and a percentage grade will be given. Grade are listed below:
A+- Now that`s how you make a movie. Hide this from everyone else.
A- Great movie. Should be bought by all movie fans.
B+- Above average movie. Should be watched by all
B- Good movie. True fans of movies should buy. Casual viewers don`t need to.
C+- Average movie. Rent dont buy.
C- Ok movie. Rent if nothing else available.
D+- Bad movie. Rentable by someone who will watch anything.
D- Horrible movie. Don`t rent and don`t watch.
F- Is this a movie. Don`t even go near this movie.
Ok let`s get to it.
Main Actors:
Elvis Presley- In this movie Elvis plays Lonnie Beale a sweet talking rodeo rider who takes a job at a ranch for rich women during his break from the circuit. Everyone ho watches Elvis movies know that they should not expect much from the actors since the movies are done more for the songs. Elvis is above average here when compared to his other movies and actually is quite pleasant to watch at points. Grade: 7 out of 10.
Julie Adams: Julie plays Vera Radford the owner of the circle Z ranch who sees Lonnie and hires him based on looks and nothing else. A typical actor in an Elvis movie who, while not boring the audience, does cause them to forget to be entertained. Not a total bust but pretty close. Grade: 5.5 out of 10.
Jocelyn Lane: Plays Pam. the Elvis girl in this movie. I could say look above but at least she had a bit of innocence and seemed to play a little change in character throughout the movie. Grade: 6 out of 10
Jack Mullaney: Plays Stanley Potter the best friend of Lonnie who is not smart enough to know his own job at times. This is a big surprise for an Elvis movie as this man kept me entertained at all points and actually was able to portray a true character while staying true to the physical comedy he does best throughout the movie. Grade: 8 out of 10.
The Plot:
Typical Elvis plot of a singing cowboy who falls for a girl and ends up getting her in the end. The side storyline is seen through Pam. Her great-grandfather left a treasure in a ghost town and she is looking for it. This causes a group of crooks led by the sheriff to try to kidnap her but they are ultimately stopped by Lonnie. A weird storyling but actually entertaining at most points. Grade: 7.5 out of 10.
Writing:
Instead of writing I will grade the songs for an Elvis movie since writing is almost absolete. Not the best Elvis songs in this movie but they are fun to listen to and keep Elvis fans happy. Grade: 8 out of 10.
This movie is not meant to be a great acting or writing movie. It is meant to keep people entertained and at this it passes. Elvis fans will love it anyway.
Overall grade: 42 out of 60= 70% which is a B
Until next time. Watch something great tongiht.
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