Antonio Nimertis ...and not 'Nixon and Elvis' or something like that. Let's keep this in mind... and let us not hurry to express strong protest about Michael Shannon: But this man is not Elvis! He is not talking like him, he is not walking like him, he is not even singing! If we want to find the ideal Elvis, one ride in Vegas is enough to have a dozen. Here we have the man behind the fringe, and the sideburns. The man with the divine voice and southern gentle accent flooded with hyper-patriotic feelings and worries! 1970 expires and Elvis watches television from his luxurious mansion and resents! These Communists will eventually f... everything up! And drugs have been rotting the minds of young people! Go crap! Something we must do. Rather, something I have to do myself! Country is in desperate need! And I, the King will offer my service! But who should I contact? The King cannot be conversing with the inferiors. The King should come into contact with the Boss... and where is the Boss? In the White House of course! But will the President accept me? Will he be available for me? Silly question... For a moment I forgot that I am the King... and who can deny anything to a crowned?

Clifton Johnson It is a pretty surreal film in many ways. Elvis dreaming of becoming an undercover agent? Two historical figures' incidental meeting becoming a bigger than life story? It is bizarre. But it works as a strange farce, and it works even better as a meditation on celebrity. I wish that it had transcended those quirky little funny moments into a cohesive story, but it worked pretty well anyway.

MrDHWong 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.

aemmering Both of the lead players here, Spacey and Shannon, are very good. Some have criticized Shannon's performance as being overly mannered. Some say his looks are all wrong - but I think he captured the flamboyance (and the sullen glamour) of the King very well. No, he doesn't look like Elvis, but the crazy outfits and the swagger more than make up for this deficit. Kevin Spacey is a good Nixon - worried, homely and a chronic politician- even when stuck in an utterly bizarre situation with a rock star who wants to go undercover as a drug agent! The problem here is that the script (and the director) can't figure out how to deal with this material - is this a black comedy, a satire, or just straight storytelling, with a few kinky funny twists. The end result is uneven and un satisfying. Who would have thought to make a film about a such minor incident? A meeting of two minds - one clever and the other living in cloud cuckoo land.