Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Blistering performances.

All you need to know about "Viva Las Vegas" is Elvis Presley gets Ann Margret! This one of Elvis' better musical efforts and the Las Vegas scenery is a treat, too. Lucky Jackson (Elvis Presley of "Love Me Tender") has come to Las Vegas to buy a new engine for his car, but he loses his money when it gets sucked into a swimming pool. He winds up hanging around Sin City, and he meets ravishing Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret of "Kitten with a Whip") and finds himself competing with rival auto racer Count Elmo Mancini (Cesare Danova of "Chamber of Horrors") for Rusty. Elvis and Ann conjured up some charisma together that wound up making the gossip columns. Veteran Hollywood helmer George Sidney never lets the action slow down.

As an Elvis movie it only scores an "8", but Ann-Margret runs away with this film. Directed by George Sidney, who also directed, "Bye-Bye Birdie", with her as well. For my money, she outshines Elvis at many turns and she even sings better than him! Her dancing and skin-tight outfits are very seductive! The two have great "chemistry" on-screen and probably off-screen as well, as we all know Elvis was a real "hound-dog". Lots of process shots and continuity errors, which were spotted by others. The worst is that a very similar, but not the same, red race car crashes. If you have been to Vegas, then the scenery filmed here is quite enjoyable and nostalgic. Today's Flamingo Hotel looks nothing like this and neither does the rest of Vegas. Ironically, Elvis never played at the Flamingo. He played "The International", now called the LVH. Several good songs, including "I Need Somebody" and the iconic "Viva" title tune. A very tight movie. It moves fast and ends abruptly. One of the most ambitiously filmed races, it shows Hoover Dam and a bit of the desert. Don't watch the Grand Prix race too closely, as the editing is really bad. Cars that crash or swerve reappear again. Elvis and The Count are siting still in their prop race cars, and only the "rear-projection" background is moving! The same with the helicopter shots! A good musical, but, as usual, a silly screenplay. The worst song has to be "The Eyes of Texas" medley, which should have been cut. The 2007 Warner Bros. restoration is quite good.

Weak story, but works (just). Another one of those movies that were meant solely to make the most of Elvis Presley's fame and music. However, in this case, Elvis is upstaged...by Ann-Margret. She absolutely sizzles and is the best reason to watch the movie.Plot is fairly basic and weak. Music is hit-and-miss: some songs are pretty lame, but then there are some pretty good ones, including the title track, which is great. However, the movie is fast-paced and this makes up for the weak story. It never drags for a moment.As mentioned, Ann-Margret is the ultimate star of the show, and not necessarily for her acting. Stunningly beautiful. Elvis puts in a decent performance. He wasn't just there for his singing.

This is a typical formulated Elvis musical, there is nothing special about it that makes it stand out from the rest of the trash. Ridiculous plot & flimsy story & one stupid situation after another. And enough songs to fill an album & some of the songs are better than the movie itself & that's not a good sign. The best part of the movie is the racing scene at the end with several car crashes but that's expected in a car race. But it comes too late, in the meantime there's too many distracting & intrusively silly & annoying scenes that weighs the film down & gets in the way of the plot & story (if there ever was one).Aside from a few decent movies Elvis made when he was given solid material to work with like Jailhouse Rock, King Creole, Flaming Star, Wild In The Country & Charro most of his movies were garbage. They are tediously boring & are embarrassing & hard to sit through & a waste of time & a disgrace to Elvis' career. Only Elvis fans will enjoy this poop simply because Elvis is in it.