When it came out Variety really panned this film. It is a fantasy featuring either Elvis himself or a hitchhiker pretending to be Elvis, a kind of angel enriching the lives of those he meets along the way. The variety editor called it a "road film". Individuals writing on "movie review" web pages, however, tended to find it both touching and enriching. I would agree. I watched it with three generations of family members and we stayed until the video ended. I would call it a film to "think about". How we are touched by the lives of strangers. It is of course also a very southern film.