Having been an Elvis fan for the past 46 years, I was enraged by Michael Shannon's portrayal. He is both too old and too coarse in appearance to play Elvis. Elvis was full of light and energy. This actor is flat, one dimensional and appears to be under the influence of large amounts of Thorazine. Pathetic! I am not sure who was in charge of casting, but they missed the boat entirely. the movie was labeled a comedy but I never found anything funny about it.

Elvis & Nixon is a historical comedy-drama starring Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey. Based on the 1970 meeting between U.S. President Richard Nixon and rock star Elvis Presley, the film is an interesting look into an unlikely get-together of two highly recognisable figures of that era.In December 1970, the world famous singer Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) requests an important meeting with President Richard Nixon (Kevin Spacey). However, due to Nixon's busy schedule and lack of understanding of what is popular with younger voters, Elvis' inquiry is repeatedly rejected. Eventually, though, some strings are pulled and the iconic king of rock 'n' roll manages to secure a one-on-one with the President.Despite the relatively thin source material to work from, the film makes fairly good use of it. There are some scenes in the film that feel like they were added to pad out the runtime to a reasonable movie-length rather than expand upon the story. Michael Shannon's convincing performance as the king of rock 'n' roll is fun to watch, he nails Elvis' voice and body language. One can't help but feel amused at the laid-back way Elvis acts in front of one of the most powerful men in the world. Kevin Spacey was quite good too as President Nixon, but like Anthony Hopkins in the 1995 film Nixon, he mainly relies on playing the role through impersonating his voice and slouching, due to his lack of physical resemblance to the real person. Also, it is quite strange seeing Spacey play a real-life President after seeing him play a noteworthy fictional one on House of Cards.I rate it 6.5/10.

Good performances, tongue in cheek comedy, worth watching if you haven't yet heard the story.Still not as funny as the 1997 original Elvis Meets Nixon, narrated by Dick Cavett. That was a quicker paced outright 'mockumentary', no big names but excellent acting all the way. Hard to find though.

Out of all the people I would've ever expected to see play Elvis "The King" Presley I don't think in my wildest imagination that I would've chosen Michael "Nelson Van Alden" Shannon to don the black clothes, stunning sunglasses and expressive side burns in an incarnation of the pop superstar.It's an odd choice of main star for an equally odd yet never the less entertaining movie event in Liza Johnson's Elvis and Nixon, a dramatization of the time the music icon stopped by to say "Hi" to Richard Nixon, eat M and M's and drink Dr. Pepper.Shannon is a capable performer and while he never totally convinces in the looks department he certainly isn't the worst big screen Elvis that we've seen and when his eventual meeting with Kevin Spacey's (hamming it up and having a blast) Richard Nixon finally takes centre stage, the two extremely capable actors chew the scenery together and make the journey well and truly worth taking.Comprising only a few days in the life and times of these two memorable figures, Johnson's film is slight in all accounts with the most drama stemming from a donut shop stopover or Elvis getting a rundown from the White House staff on how to behave around the President but there's an air of folly and joy that embeds Johnson's film and with supports from the likes Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Evan Peters and Colin Hanks, Elvis and Nixon consistently remains an enjoyable film without ever being a thrilling one but really it exists solely to offer us a glimpse into a snapshot of time that in its day was something of a nation defining event.If you're seeking something that is going to shine a light on either of the in depth characters that are Elvis Aaron Presley or Richard Nixon, Elvis and Nixon will leave you rather disappointed but for a fun and unique examination of a tiny portion of their lives and behaviours, this is one of the recent memories oddest and most enjoyable middle of the road experiences, anchored by two great performers enjoying each other's company.3 sassy donut shop customers out of 5