Title: Low Key Western Doesn't Cut It
Product review: Elvis Presley's only movie that wasn't a drama or comedy with songs or a straight Hollywood Musical - the only Elvis song is the well-produced title song heard over the opening credits. As many folks have said, this one was an attempt to get Elvis in the Clint Eastwood mold and do something "different". It seems that the original plan to include exciting fight scenes (which Elvis actually excelled at!) and more traditional stuff was deemed politically incorrect at the time, so we have the star basically in a trance while the town he is supposed to protect gets constantly hit by cannon fire from his former friends. The storyline stays in neutral until the welcome "End". There are some interesting things from his post-"formula" era - unfortunately there is not one memorable scene in this film. (The Audience Bewilderment Factor [of 7] supplants the Embarrassment Factor).
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