Trial By Trailer: That Priscilla follows 2022’s Elvis movie renders it redundant. We not only covered this already but in the grand scheme of things it’s lazy TMZ junk.
This is selling me salaciousness not a scintillating feature.
Priscilla’s story warrants a post-Elvis death focus but as a documentary. Not a cheap biopic.
What she’s done with Graceland is impressive. (She established a template!!) Plus Naked Gun. Her post-Elvis life is fascinating. That’s the good stuff; let’s get into that. Not this.
Sammy Verdict: Hard Pass. Maybe I’ll watch it on a long flight?
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