First, I've never liked Elvis and I don't even have any Elvis on my 8-hour-long Spotify Christmas playlist.
Second, I'm so torn on Priscilla. On one hand, it's so beautiful. Visually I loved looking at it, and I loved all of Priscilla's outfits and her hair and makeup. Cailee Spaeny's performance is so delicate, and you can't take your eyes off her.
On the other hand, I wanted more in terms of the story. Everything happens so fast that I felt like I didn't get a real sense of Priscilla's personality or what literally any character thought of anything happening. I know that's partially the point, that Priscilla has no agency and is just left waiting for Elvis to choose to be present, but it felt like we just scratched the surface.
Priscilla
Wife to the king. Icon to the world. Destined for more.
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
10/27/2023Runtime
113 minsOverview
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.
How It Feels
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A deeply internalized portrait of a young woman's coming of age within a gilded cage, where love and control are inextricably intertwined. Priscilla demands patience for quiet moments of psychological unraveling, there's tenderness here, but always shadowed by an unequal power dynamic.
Mood
ClaustrophobicMelancholicIntimateWistful
Themes
LoveIdentityObsessionComing of agePower
Tone
Tender
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticPainterly
Structure
Linear
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