Review of The Identical (2014) by Andrew C — 21 Jul 2015
It took a little bit of will power just to make it through this travesty. It's like somebody wanted to do a movie based on Elvis Presley's life, but couldn't get the rights or the family's approval; so in order get around those pesky road blocks, they just changed a few details like the identical twin thing and of course the names and apparently the styles. What we ended up with was a generic Elvis impersonation that just got worse as the movie went on and his appearance became laughable and quite Halloween-y.
A couple of questions came to mind during the movie.
1. When the birth parents were symbolically burying the baby they lost and told people he died, why did nobody wonder how they managed to fit a baby into the small box they were burying? I know a baby is small, but not THAT small.
2. If you one day heard YOUR voice on a record and saw YOUR face on the cover, how could you not freak out and have questions for the people who raised you?
After having watched this, it made me want someone w/ talent to do a proper Elvis movie.
This review of The Identical (2014) was written by Andrew C on 21 July 2015.
The Identical has generally received mixed reviews.
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