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Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

So much average

Really Surprised!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

one of those Elvis movies which is a "real movie". not so impressive for theatre viewing in 1969-70 but there are no overly embarrassing moments (like when a 12 year old can see that the Director should have yelled "cut!").I say it's typically light Elvis fare but it is not escapist, at all. Most of his films were. Mary Tyler Moore (who appears to loathe this thing) and Barbara McNair are very strong as new, hip, "ghetto" ministers who meet up with the new, hip, doctor...he can wrap a broken arm or bust up one, if necessary, out in the mean streets.great to see Darlene LOve in a nice musical number, RUBBERNECKIN'....it's pop rock but does not have that "oh no, another song!" quality. I believe the movie mix is far different, too! very few songs, by the way...all pretty cool.historians might want to think about this: Elvis' manager arranged for this deal as part of Elvis' NBC package, most importantly including the amazing TV Special, which became known as the "Comeback Special". Yes, this movie *does* have "made for TV" written all over it.if you think this is not that much of a departure...well, look in the bottom of your closet for that VHS of PARADISE, HAWAIIAN STYLE and then realizes...wow, he really did try something different...and succeed.

It seems a shame that someone with such talent as Elvis Presley consistently got such garbage for scripts. This movie shows what was still there, what had been there all along, if the material had just been a little better.This movie recalls the gutsy performances given in Jailhouse Rock and King Creole.A stronger support cast doesn't hurt either, and all the players seem equally committed to doing the film justice.Perfect, no.But overall, this is a very watchable movie, and testament to the talent that Elvis had.

Presley's last feature film gets a plus for being...well...a Change of Habit. It's certainly different from most of his films. It's a bit more serious in tone. The locations are most definitely a big departure from the exotic and beach front settings so apparent in earlier films. And the King plays a Doctor...Dr. John Carpenter no less.But unfortunately Elvis left the building way before shooting ever started here. It's a crying shame really since this movie has a decent story, a wonderful central performance by Mary Tyler Moore, an uplifting message concerning personal faith and human perseverance and solid songs. Elvis doesn't even make an effort to play a ghetto doctor who falls for a nun (Moore) who's disguising herself as a plain nurse along with two fellow nuns.Mary Tyler Moore owns the film, hook line and sinker, and portrays well a nun who faces tough choices when she discovers love and an easier way to make a difference in peoples lives in a tough neighborhood riddled with gangsters and poverty.Elvis is present, little else, and provides well when the songs come in play. "Change of Habit" is a fun song which opens the film; he looks great rockin' out with "Rubberneckin'" and in the film's closing scenes performing "Let Us Pray". "Have a Happy" is a fun song but feels painfully out of place as this film doesn't play out like a Presley musical.By this time Presley had begun to focus exclusively on his music and this film was probably a joy for him to make...'cause he was about to finish his excruciatingly long film contract and he could jump head on into his real passion; music. Sadly; this could have been a real winner, instead it's somewhat lacking due to his (overly) relaxed and care-free performance.

This movie is dated in a lot of ways, and not so dated in others. The fact that it was made at the end of the 60's comes out not only in the topics, but the way the movie was made, using modern (for the time--but maybe outdated for movies now) sets, filming techniques, and even story lines. Still, we see here that Elvis was an outstanding actor. It was not hard to think he was anything other than the character he played in this movie. I also have to add that he looks extremely cool in this movie!The part that really shines in this movie is the last 20 minutes. The complicated love between Elvis' and Mary Tyler Moore's characters is NOT outdated at all. This part of the movie is played out really well. On top of this, finding out the destinies of the other sisters will leave us as viewers with a lasting impression.