Jailhouse Rock
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: November 8, 1957 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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91
Entertainment WeeklySteve Simels
If you’re looking for cool, here’s Elvis Presley at his absolutely arctic. Read full review
89
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Elvis' third movie is surely his best. He plays a guy vaguely like himself, who hits it big after learning to play music while in prison. Not only does this film have some of the best tunes in an Elvis movie, the choreography is great too. Read full review
75
Film ThreatStaff (Not Credited)
Luckily, the attitude, the aggression, and the sex were let out in a burst of fire and they got it all on film. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
All shook up and enjoyably bad, JAILHOUSE ROCK captures early Elvis in all his leg-quivering, nostril-flaring, lip-snarling teen idol glory. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The all-time great Stoller-Lieber title number, performed by The King in jailbird regalia, is just one highlight of this '50s rock-the-house classic. [04 Sep 1998, p.H]
75
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMichael H. Kleinschrodt
Presley, though not the strongest actor in the world, deserves credit for taking a risk in playing an edgy character who is unsympathetic for much of the film. [03 Aug 2007, p.13]
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The production carries a contrived plot but under Richard Thorpe's deft direction unfolds smoothly. Director has been wise enough to allow Elvis Presley (in his third starrer) his own style, and build around him. Read full review
63
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Elvis made a few better films (including Peter Tewksbury’s The Trouble With Girls and Don Siegel’s Flaming Star), but none that drew so well on the bad-boy side of his personality. Read full review
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