The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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King Creole
Drama · Music · Crime · 1958
Delinquent Danny Fisher flunks out of high school, quits his job as a nightclub busboy, and one night gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at The Blue Shade. Danny declines, but Fields won't take no for an answer.
Movie details
King Creole
“A STORY PULSING WITH THE HEARTBEAT OF TODAY'S YOUTH!”
1958 Drama · Music · Crime 1h 56m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
Delinquent Danny Fisher flunks out of high school, quits his job as a nightclub busboy, and one night gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at The Blue Shade. Danny declines, but Fields won't take no for an answer.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Written by
Michael V. Gazzo · Herbert Baker
Elvis Presley
Danny Fisher
Carolyn Jones
Ronnie
Walter Matthau
Maxie Fields
Dolores Hart
Nellie
Dean Jagger
Mr. Fisher
Liliane Montevecchi
Forty Nina
Vic Morrow
Shark
Court is in session
Put King Creole on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.