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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Richard Roeper

‘Priscilla’ is a quietly unsettling telling of Elvis’ courtship, then neglect of his much younger bride

Cailee Spaeny plays the title role in “Priscilla,” the Army brat who was 21 when she married 32-year-old Elvis Presley (Jacob Elordi). (A24)

A man in military uniform approaches a girl in a diner. The girl looks to be 12, 13, maybe 14 years old. The man mentions his friend, who is 24 years old, a man who is among the most famous people on the planet. Would she like to meet him? Come to his house for a party?

If that scene played out in 2023, someone would have their phone out to capture video of this scary moment, and somebody else might be jumping over the counter to get that man away from that girl, and rightfully so. What in the actual world?

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