groenewoudj This is Elvis's best movie! He play's his part so strong. It's a great and emotional story. Beautiful songs. and lots of them! All of them Classics! The story is about a young man. He has some issues of his own. A very nice woman decides to help him. The ending is very special. it sticks with you. They don't make them like this anymore. Elvis was a pure man. There was no mask. The only actor who makes pure movies like Elvis is Johnny Depp. I think that Elvis's early movie were his finest. before he started doing the girls girls girls movies. There never will be another movie like Wild in the Country.Hail to the King!

wes-connors Elvis Presley plays a troubled young "country boy" who faces The Law after administering a deadly punch. He receives parole; then, the court has him move in with his uncle, and attend counseling sessions. There are three women who incur Elvis' attentions - Hope Lange is the "sophisticated" psychiatrist, Tuesday Weld is the "sexy" cousin, and Millie Perkins is the "nice" girl.The story's structure is much like "Jailhouse Rock". It differs from that film in that Elvis more prowess as a actor than a singer. What hurts the film is a plodding story which becomes to hard to understand. It seems to be about the difference in societal classes. The religious imagery gets very heavy when, during a "flood", people march into a motel "two by two" with Elvis quoting the Bible.Elvis' status as an undiscovered writer is made believable during a scene where the script give him some imaginative dialog, which he delivers well. Eventually, the film turns into a soap opera - more contrived than authentic. A couple of songs are nice, but they add nothing to the story. **** Wild in the Country (6/15/61) Philip Dunne ~ Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins

dbdumonteil This is the follow-up to "flaming star" in Elvis's career and it's downright intriguing that both movies strongly feature the mother's loss.At the time,it seems that Elvis's cinematographic career seemed to go somewhere and to reflect one of his terrible obsessions:his mother Gladys's demise.That's why the beginning of the movie promised great things.But unlike "flaming star" the story degenerates into soap opera with the last thirty minutes taking melodrama to new limits:even in "magnificent obsession" Douglas Sirk had not put so many implausibilities .Best part remains the beginning ,but as soon the shrink sees Elvis as a genius of literature -abetted by the professor who would give a A to the boy's gibberish- it's too good to be true.This makes the movie an ancestor of "Good Will Hunting" -which was not an improvement on it anyway,even if mathematical genius is ,say, more objective -.On the plus side,there's a screenplay -which will cruelly lack in later Elvis movies -,the songs are kept to the minimum ,the title track, a beautiful ballad being the best.

Michael O'Keefe A beautiful and passionate screenplay by Clifford Odets. Elvis plays a brawling delinquent with a hidden literary talent. Three women compete for his attention, lust and future. Millie Perkins plays the childhood sweetheart. Tuesday Weld is outstanding as the seductive cousin. The older of the three, Hope Lange, is an understanding psychiatrist trying to lead Elvis' character to college. The songs in this drama are limited, but highlighted by "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell". An emotional performance turned in by Elvis. Some say this is one of his best movies. Watch it again to appreciate.