The King: reviews

What the critics say average 7.0 from 6 outlets

• 9.1 IndiewireDavid Ehrlich A documentary as sprawling and brilliant and flawed as the country it traverses, Eugene Jarecki?s The Promised Land is a fascinatingly overstuffed portrait of America in decline. Read
• 8.0 The GuardianJordan Hoffman Jarecki uses Elvis Presley?s career and influence to help us make sense of fame, power, corruption, self-destructive behaviour and pretty much all the other ills of the world. Read
• 7.0 The WrapSteve Pond Is that kind of movie ? big, bold and overreaching, in love with but also skeptical of its own central metaphor of Elvis? career as a version of America?s own history." Read
• 7.0 VarietyOwen Gleiberman It?s an essay in the form of an investigation. Yet it?s the definition of tasty food for thought. Read
• 6.0 Los Angeles TimesKimber Myers The end result is sprawling and often unfocused, with a reach that exceeds its grasp. Read
• 5.0 The Hollywood ReporterLeslie Felperin It?s as if Jarecki has made two films and put them through a digital blender. Read