"When Presley began making movies in 1956 with 'Love Me Tender,' it was with hopes to eventually achieve something of the dramatic emotionalism of James Dean and Marlon Brando. His last two films before entering the Army in 1958, 'Jailhouse Rock' and 'King Creole,' go a long way toward making that goal a reality, ranking as his most complete and fulfilling efforts even among those who otherwise dismiss his work."
In light of Elvis Presley's seventy-fifth birthday, Mark Olsen in the Los Angeles Times ponders the King's cinematic oeuvre.
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