"the business of bursting into song out of context in the middle of a scene. This used to be reasonably acceptable to audiences, but now it is beginning to evolve into an anachronism." Margaret Harford in the Los Angeles Times called the film "a frisky mixture of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' and 'Li'l Abner.' You get your money's worth before monotony sets in as it does in nearly all the Presley pictures." The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote, "Presley films of only two or three years back set high standards of humour, characterisation and pictorial attractiveness. With its tired hillbilly jokes, dance routines reminiscent of Li'l Abner, over-acting and straggling plot, this is a poor successor to comedies like Follow That Dream. The effort into presenting Presley in two roles in the same shot, and even fighting 'himself', seems strangely wasted, so little importance does the similarity of Josh and Jodie have in the story." Awards and nominations Screenwriters Gene Nelson and Gerald Drayson Adams were nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award in the category of Best Written American Musical (won by Mary Poppins). See also List of American films of 1964 References External links Kissin' Cousins at Elvis Presley's Movies Kissin' Cousins at DVDTalk 1964 films 1964 musical comedy films 1964 romantic comedy films American musical comedy films American romantic comedy films Films set in Tennessee Films shot in Big Bear Lake, California Films shot in Los Angeles Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1960s English-language films American romantic musical films Films directed by Gene Nelson 1960s American films Films about hillbillies