This two-part, three-hour-plus HBO documentary is hagiographic to the point of occasional absurdity throughout.
However, it also offers an overview of Presley's life through photos and footage and commentary from those who knew him (Priscilla Presley, assorted producers and friends) and those who admired him (most notably, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty).
It's worth your time if you love Elvis or if you simply don't know that much about the arc of his career. By the end, it plays like a tragedy, one that F. Scott Fitzgerald might have penned had he been around for the Elvis Era (1953-1977). Recommended.
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