Yes Nixon met The King way back in 1970 and this is a recreation of how that came about and what happened when the King met Mr Watergate himself in the Oval Office.
Now this is very amusing indeed and for the most part the period detail and make up are all excellent. Kevin Spacey as Nixon is just superb – as always. I am also a big fan of Michael Shannon believing him to be a great character actor – but this was a stretch for him which he did very well for the most part.
Jonny Knoxville also appears as does Colin Hanks and they are all spot on, however Alex Pettyfer as Elvis's friend Jerry got the most interesting role – with space to grow and give a fine performance. There has been some chatter about the veracity of this film but I am firmly in the camp that says 'never let the truth get in the way of a good story' and by jingo this is a ruddy good story – recommended.
Now this is very amusing indeed and for the most part the period detail and make up are all excellent. Kevin Spacey as Nixon is just superb – as always. I am also a big fan of Michael Shannon believing him to be a great character actor – but this was a stretch for him which he did very well for the most part.
Jonny Knoxville also appears as does Colin Hanks and they are all spot on, however Alex Pettyfer as Elvis's friend Jerry got the most interesting role – with space to grow and give a fine performance. There has been some chatter about the veracity of this film but I am firmly in the camp that says 'never let the truth get in the way of a good story' and by jingo this is a ruddy good story – recommended.