rpm1950-631-966595 This movie, tho not one of Elvis' best, certainly isn't as bad as some reviews have stated. Those who say it is Elvis' worst film have obviously never seen "Double Trouble", "Clambake", "Speedway", "Stay Away Joe" and a couple others. The movie is fun, if not brilliant and the blond wig he wore is tacky and a couple of the songs are pretty horrible (Barefoot Ballad). However, the supporting cast is quite good headed up by Oscar winning actor Jack Albertson. It also features the wonderful character actor Arthur O'Connell and Glenda Farrell. Batgirl from TV's "Batman", Yvonne Craig, is in fine form as Elvis' love interest. As for the music, the title tracks are pretty good. "Tender Feeling" is a wonderful ballad and "Catching on Fast" is a lively rock tinged number that goes down quite well. It is also apparent from many of those who did not like the film at all that they did not pay attention as they all claim one of the Elvis characters, Josh, is an army officer. Not so. He is an air force officer. Go back and look folks. At any rate, I've seen every Elvis movie ever made many times and this one is worth a watch.

Michael_Elliott Kissin' Cousins (1964) * 1/2 (out of 4) An Army man (Elvis) tries to talk his redneck cousin (Elvis) into letting the government put up a missile site on his property. As you can tell, the big story here is that Elvis plays a duel role and in fact he's the best thing about the movie but more on that later. The rest of the film is pretty damn lame from start to finish with horrible songs and horrible performance. With a title like this I was expecting a lot of Southern stereotypes but we don't even get any of that, which just makes the film all the more bland. The supporting players are all incredibly weak but I guess they knew how stupid the story was. The actual story never really makes any sense, which just makes the film a drag to go through. Back to Elvis, I thought he gave one of his better performances here in both roles. He spent time in the Army so he looked and acted very realistic in the scenes early on when "reporting" to higher officials. He was also a redneck so I thought he pulled the Southern thing off as well but what the hell was up with that blonde wig? The 'trick shots' used to hide The King's double are the only laughs in the film.

noyb cutshall Not only does Kissin' Cousins contain a bad script for Presley but this Presley outing contained a bad script for two Presley's. This movie was made in 17 days and it is obvious that the old saying is true, "put forth your best effort or it will be a flop." Presley plays two character's in this 1964 attempt, date's his own cousins and sings to everyone about being barefoot. Not a movie for academy award fans but Presley fans will enjoy. Presley couldn't have been proud of this one.If you decide to watch this movie just be careful not to fall in love with your cousins after you watch it.You may be a redneck, if you go to a family BBQ to find a date.

blanche-2 Poor Elvis. This is one rotten movie. By 1964, Colonel Parker had figured out that, if he and Elvis were getting a percent of the movie, the lower the budget, the better. I wonder how Elvis was able to get up in the morning and put on that blond wig. And we ask ourselves why this man was a substance abuser.Elvis plays twins. One of his characters is in the army and sent on a mission to secure a lease for a missile base on a mountain top owned by his relatives - one of whom is the blond cousin. It may sound strange, but neither character seems to have much to do, and the result is a strange lack of an Elvis presence. Hard to explain. You'd have to see the movie, which I don't recommend you do.One of the last scenes is an outdoor party, and it is only there that the film picks up and the lamentable soundtrack improves. There is some terrific dancing and good energy. Pity we have to wait till the end, by which time, most people are no longer watching.Sarcasm aside, this film tears at the heart - Elvis so wanted to be in good films and have an opportunity as a serious actor. But the Colonel was all about money. I blame both of them - Elvis for not standing up to the Colonel and the Colonel for being the greedy guts that he was. He didn't do Elvis any favors.