Movie Review: 

"Priscilla" (Streaming 2023)

By Schellandie Cherisson Staff Writer

May 13, 2024

2023 Priscilla starring Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny is a complete success from the production, to the accuracy, from the setting to the songs, from the actors to the acting. This movie is simply a great movie that needs to be watched. 

Teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock 'n' roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments. 

The movie expresses a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend but also the truth that lies under the relationship between Priscilla and Elvis. 


The movie "Priscilla", produced by The Apartment, American Zoetrope, and Fremantle is currently available to stream on Prime Video, MAX, and Hulu as well as other streaming platforms. It lasts about an hour and 53 minutes and is rated 6.6/10 according to IMDd. If you’re into American Music history, you should check it out!


The movie Priscilla came out on October 27, 2023, in theaters. The main characters were played by actors Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny who did an amazing job portraying the characters just like they were meant to be portrayed. 

Jacob Elordi has been in multiple popular movies such as "The Kissing Booth" which came out in 2018, "Euphoria" which came out in 2019 and "Saltburn" which came out in 2023 after "Priscilla." He is amazing! He’s such a great actor because the way he carries himself makes anyone believe that he is the character that he is. 

 I hated him in "Euphoria" as he played the part of a jerk, a cheater, a racist, and a sexist individual. I even despised him. He was the reason I refused to watch his other movies but then I decided to watch "Saltburn" and realized that it was just how good of an actor he was. 

Cailee Spaeny is gorgeous. I had never seen her before but she aced her role. When the movie started, she played the role of fourteen-year-old Priscilla and I almost ate it up. I thought they would have two actors: one for the young Priscilla and one for the old Priscilla but she played all the roles and I was genuinely impressed. 

In my opinion, she was the best Priscilla. No one else would have nailed the role as she nailed it. Every time she appeared on the screen, I folded, even when she made a stupid decision. She was simply so beautiful, so good, so great. The movie wouldn’t be a movie without her in it. 


I think the movie production was really good. They made it so that even if someone didn’t know that it was a true story or that it happened between 1950 to 1970, they would still know because of the settings and the clothes and everything else. 


Nothing was left out of the movie. You can tell when everything happened even when it’s a short scene but they still let the viewer know what’s happening. It was one of my favorite things in the movie because a lot of movies go way too fast and you don’t have to grasp the information. This movie might have the small details a little too fast but at the same time, it’s long enough for the viewer to really know the events that happened in as short as two to five minutes. 

A standout scene in the movie is the end after Priscilla divorces Elvis. She looked more free, more fresh. Her wardrobe was amazing and the way she looked was absolutely stunning. She was just leaving the mansion she lived in with Elvis and even the audience can tell that it was a liberating moment. It gave a feeling of relief and happiness because it was such a sympathetic scene for Priscilla as she finally realized and put herself together to leave the abuser she was married to. 

The movie is just simply amazing. 

It’s to be added to your "To Watch" list because it just provokes certain emotions from the audience and it is worth it because there is a happy ending.

Photo Credit: A24