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Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Elvis Presley was a hugely influential performer with one of the most distinctive singing voices of anybody. He embarked on a film career consisting of 33 films from 1956 to 1969, films that did well at the box-office but mostly panned critically (especially his later films) and while he was a highly charismatic performer he was never considered a great actor.'Live a Little, Love a Little' is not one of Elvis' overall best, 'King Creole' and 'Flaming Star' in particular are two of few exceptions to have good stories and scripts, elements that tended to be the weak links. It is a long way from being one of Elvis' worst, with a couple of exceptions like another one of his best 'Viva Las Vegas' Elvis' film career declined a lot between 'Kissin' Cousins' and this, 'Harum Scarum' and 'Stay Away, Joe' being especially poor. If anything, 'Live a Little, Love a Little' is one of Elvis' better later films and his best since 'Viva Las Vegas'. By all means it's far from flawless. The second half lacks the energy of the first half, instead it drags and gets on the wrong side of weird. The dream sequence is rather bizarre and feels out of place. The script is not a strong suit, being a little clunky and forced.However, after some cheap-looking films mid-late career, 'Live a Little, Love a Little' is a welcome return to the very nicely filmed and mounted films seen earlier pre-'Kissin' Cousins'. As far as the soundtrack goes, it's the most tuneful and consistent one since 'Viva Las Vegas'. After some pretty bad soundtracks, tending to have few memorable songs, some disposable ones and ones that one really wants to forget as long as they live, all the songs are good, especially "A Little Less Conversation". Story-wise, the first half is full of energy and very compelling, so much so that it is such a shame that the second half doesn't live up. Elvis gives one of his most confident and enthusiastic performances of his mid 60s-late 60s films, having phoned it in due to clearly knowing how bad a lot of his material had gotten. Michelle Carey is charming enough with good chemistry, while the dog is a sheer scene-stealing delight.Overall, surprisingly good later effort. 7/10 Bethany Cox

By this point Elvis, along with most of his fans, had pretty much lost interest in his movie career, and this entry did nothing to revive it. Indeed, Elvis was looking further ahead to his 1968 TV Comeback Special, filmed three months after this item, and perhaps already hoping it would break him out of the stifling quagmire that was his MGM career. He seemed to be pretty much phoning in his role here. Elvis plays a swinging photographer - as always, some vaguely glamorous job, the better to woo ladies - who meets a beautiful young woman at the beach. Over the course of the film he meets her again three times, but in every case she claims to be a different person. Could she really be four different people, or is she, as Elvis asserts, simply "Nuts!"? The implications and complications arising from this very question drive the plot, but not particularly well. This movie, as it turns out is no more clever story-wise or comically than his other MGM output, making the main story device a bit of a waste, especially since it takes almost the first half hour of the movie to set it up.When I first saw the film (I was 12) I was unaware that this movie was supposed to be part of an effort to update Elvis' screen image by having him swear a bit and act a bit more of a Lothario. Honestly, it looked like every other Elvis movie I saw around that time, except the humor seemed a bit trashier and more desperate. When I saw it many years later, knowing more about the movie's context within his career, my initial assessment as an undiscriminating 12 year old Elvis fan was bang on. It really WAS like every other Elvis movie of the late MGM period, but a bit trashier and with fewer songs and the comedy worked no better.Elvis himself looks great - the ravages of his drug abuse and over- eating would not kick in for another five years - and his co-star Michele Carey is gorgeous, a dead ringer for Sharon Tate. Their chemistry is good, but the movie isn't.

Elvis in a sex farce. Elvis in bed with his leading lady. What a change in approach we got with Live A Little, Love A Little. With songs kept to a minimum, but including a surreal scene involving Edge of Reality, and the upbeat Wonderful World, this film was a great change in direction from the earlier Presley travelogues. Michele Carey was certainly one of The King's most attractive (and sexy)leading ladies and she pairs with Elvis on screen well. An interesting touch was having Rudy Vallee (himself a music idol from yesteryear) as one of Elvis' bosses and the contrast between him and other boss Don Porter is very well done. Nice doses of humor make this film a viewing treat.

Live a Little, Love a Little was a departure from the normal Elvis Presley travelogues, and this off-the-beaten-track trend continued for the rest of his film career (four films). It's sexy with a more adult theme than usual. Even more unusual, it only has a few songs, including "A Little Less Conversation." I say, if you're going to sing four, sing a few more. It's a movie, it's Elvis, it's not a drama.Elvis plays a photographer who meets a strange young woman of uncertain name on the beach. His life then takes a series of bizarre turns. Michele Carey is the woman, and she's not only beautiful but very funny as well.The film is mildly entertaining. Elvis' real life pooch Brutus has a supporting role. He was a superb actor!