To cut to the chase, this is an alternate life movie about Elvis. The star of the movie has a shocking resemblance to Elvis both physically & vocally. The music is fantastic ..... makes you want to get up & dance!! The production values are fine and Ray Liotta is, of course, always watchable in any movie. And I appreciated the fact they did an accurate (and respectful) view of Evangelical Christian life in years gone by. I found myself getting renewed and refreshed in my spirit as I viewed this picture. The star of the movie is seeking to find God's direction & purpose in his life thru his music ability. How he handles this journey thru life is one of the most spiritually satisfying times I've ever had in front of a DVD player. I was a bit disappointed in the last quarter of the film, but overall a very enjoyable movie. Rated PG, but no questionable material.

What a wonderful fantasy Elvis movie. I am moved. I appreciate Ray Liotta's performance. I am so grateful that someone is thinking of our feelings. What an interesting idea.I understand that this is just a "dream" idea, a fantasy yet I found a sincere delight in watching this film. I loved Elvis and was often sad I never had a chance to see him live. Dreams and hope. This movie makes such a dream come true if only for our hearts and thoughts. Again, The King never dies. Thank you for bringing him back if only for a moment, a glimpse of the spirit. This movie proves the spirit is progressive if your heart really feels it. Elvis inspired dreams, thanks again to the actors Ashley Judd, Seth Green, Joe Pantoliano and finally the man, Blake Rayne, your best.

I was attracted to this title because I have long been fascinated with identical twins. Although "identical" genetically, some sets behave almost exactly the same while others are quite different. I am close friends with a set who look alike but are quite different in most ways and have taken, so far, quite different paths in life.This story plays on the concept of identical twins separated shortly after birth and growing up in different families but as adults are almost the same. There have been a number of studies over the years of such identical twins growing up quite differently but being almost the same as adults.It starts in the 1930s when the parents of the twins can't make it financially so give one of them for adoption by the local preacher and his wife who had just witnessed that they could not have children. Because this was an unusual action the parents pretended one of the two babies had died and held a funeral, even burying an empty box and installing a headstone.The boy grows up as Ryan Wade and his adopted father plans for him to follow the calling, become a minister. Even though Ryan goes to divinity school, his heart isn't in it, he drops out, works at blue collar jobs like delivery man or auto mechanic after his stint in the Army. Then he learns about famous singer, Drexel Hemsley, who looks exactly like him and sings the way he does (the same actor, a singer and Elvis impersonator plays both roles.) His own career gets kick-started when his wife encourages him to enter a Drexel "sing-alike" contest which he of course wins, then gets a manager and begins his own successful career, but only by impersonating the famous Drexel, who in fact is his brother.Ray Liotta overacts a bit as the preacher Reece Wade, but Ashley Judd is just right as the preacher's wife Louise Wade. The real life singer Blake Rayne, not an actor before this movie, plays Ryan Wade and Drexel Hemsley, but almost all the focus is on Ryan and his path to discover who he really is.I really like this movie, Rayne's acting style is pleasant and the story has a lot of meaning.SPOILERS: As Ryan's career as "The Identical" had taken off, Drexel's small plane crashed and he was killed. (This type of accident happened a number of times to real singers in the 1950s and 1960s.) Then Ryan's dad had a mild heart attack, in the process Ryan found a letter explaining who he really was. He had a short meeting with his birth father, now blind, at Drexel's gravesite, and later thanked his adopted father for all that he had done for him. His singing career continued.

I truly loved this movie and it was full of excitement, incredible music, talent, and respect towards others. It supported family values and shows that love is deeper than blood and ones true hearts dreams can not be bought. It taught incredible biblical values with the appreciation of Messianic Jews and Christianity!! It was interesting to see the great love and dedication it takes for any parent to bless another family with a child no matter how difficult it may be. To overcome ones desires and to think of the better life an adopted child would have and how its all part of Gods great and bigger plan is truly amazing. What a blessing it was to find this movie!! A true MUST see as I was Jumping for Joy and wishing the storyline never ended!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!