Review – Priscilla

How can something this horrific possibly be this boring? Part of the problem is Sofia Coppola’s typical excess of art house conceits. The decision to use Priscilla Presley’s memoir of her life with Elvis as the primary source material also guaranteed that the script would be too honest about their relationship for the liking of the estate (thus the absence of Elvis’s music on the soundtrack) while at the same time not being honest enough about the abusive nature of their dating and married lives. The result is pretty but also pretty dull. Mildly amusing