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This is a nice way to do a documentary. However, a lot of the information in this movie seems too far out there to be taken seriously. His love for Captain Marvel Jr. comics is well known, the visit to President Nixon and his collection of law enforcement badges are also know. But there is much that wasn't covered.

The last TV special Elvis did was supposed to be his third TV special and was to be on CBS. But Elvis was so far gone from drug use that CBS cancelled the show but later released clips for documentaries and also the sound-track to recoup some of the lost investment.

Some of the things they got wrong was that the emergency number 9-1-1 wasn't around until years later. Could have been an oversight or just another term for "an ambulance," much like a "Kleenex" is the term for any brand of facial tissue.

After his death, why would Elvis continue to sport his sideburns years later? If he actually worked for the FBI, and was trying not to attract attention, I would think that he would do more to change his looks. (shaved head, beard, hair dye, etc....)

Celeste Yarnall had been sitting in the room during the entire interview... and he didn't recognize her???

And the big question: If Elvis was found alive and IS staging a come-back, why block his face?

Comedy? The only thing that was even remotely funny was the box of documents that still had wet ink when the UPS guy delivered them. I wouldn't categorize this movie as Comedy, but rather "Speculative."

I did like the "mocumentary" as it gave a lot of insight to his life prior to August 16, 1977. And though Vegas was run by mobsters back then and it's true that Col Tom was a compulsive, and poor, gambler, I'm still skeptical of Elvis' role in the DEA and that he the Memphis Mafia setting up drug deals to help capture criminals.

But watch it and see what you think...

I saw this movie last night and finished watching it this morning. (I did sleep well, thank you Lamant.) Seriously, this movie looks like a pilot film for a TV series, or at least a film student's work. Mix-marriage couple has a son. The father has a nose bleed and he and his wife leave their son with Grandma and disappear. Years later the son has a nose bleed due to cancer. He also goes on a flight and disappears. What follows is a search as to where he was and why he came back while everyone else on his flight are still gone. Interesting story.

The bad parts... At the beginning of the movie the camera man appears to have chosen to hold the camera after drinking a pot of coffee. I was getting motion sickness at all the extreme close-ups that did nothing for the movie. A couple of times the idea of this being a "God's message" movie crept up as the question of "Do you believe in God?" and "Do you have faith?" was said a few times.

Blue Kimble did a nice job at times in his role but others seemed to be "going through the motions" since they seemed to either be acting students or upset for giving up a three-day weekend to be in his film. Diane Kirby gave a nice presence in this film. However, Agent Smith (Theresa Sullivan) kept smiling through every conversation until the end. Then we have Lethomas Lee and his so-out-of-character beard and over-the-top testosterone-driven acting. Yeah, we know his character is a bad ass with a sophomoric attitude to shoot first and ask questions later.

Overall, the first 4/5 of the story progressed with the speed of an ice glacier... slow, dragging, non-threatening. Just a character running from the "Captain Obvious" FBI agents while chasing down a TV anchor woman. But when the action FINALLY started to take place I was held to the screen.

If this progressed into something more, I would keep Blue Kimble and Diane Kirby and scrap the rest of the cast. Give it a season on TV and reintroduce Lathan's parents. I would also get more people to help poor Lamant Gant, since it appears he held every position in making this movie.