Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

I didn't realize at first how long ago this documentary was initially released. It was interesting, but what really surprised me was to find out that Mother Delores' fiancé never moved on and kept in touch all those years. What really saddened me, however, was to read one of the news articles connected with this film and find out that he passed away before it was released. It makes the scene of their visit in the film, especially when her eyes watered, that much more poignant.

This HBO short documentary entitled "God Is The Bigger Elvis" is about the life of Dolores Hart.Dolores happens to be a prominent young actress back in the late 1950's and early 1960's and the leading lady of rock n' roll icon Elvis Presley's first film "Loving You".This also happens to be her film debut as well back in 1958 that started a very promising acting career.But in 1963,she gave up the career in Hollywood and broke up the engagement to her boyfriend architect Don Robinson and decided to become a Benedictine nun.Her faith and love of God as a Roman Catholic was stronger rather than pursue an acting career and to marry the man that she was engaged with.This short documentary examines everything from he current life as the Mother Prioress;the status of the career that she has left;the examination of the decision that she made; and the current relationship with the man that she was suppose to marry.It was a joy to watch as Mother Dolores exhibits detachment from this world as she offered everything up to God by giving up the temporal rewards of fame,money and success an acting career could have given her.It also presents the life of the semi-cloistered nun inside the monastery which shows the very different life that they live which is defined by prayer,silence,service and contemplation that is very much different to the modern world.It also presents the struggles that Mother Dolores experienced during her early years as well as the current novices who are trying to be a nun. It will definitely allow viewers to see a glimpse of monastic life and possibly realize of how much people will do everything to allow God to become a major part of their life.Finally,it also allow viewers to examine the amount of love and faith that they currently have with Lord.

A news article at National Catholic Register about a Spanish celebrity Ollalia Oliveros led me to this short HBO documentary entitled,"God Is the Bigger Elvis". Speaking of the Spanish celebrity,she gave up her modeling and acting careers to become a Catholic nun. The article also led me to gain knowledge of another celebrity - Dolores Hart - who did the same back in the 1960's and the short documentary that explains it all.Dolores Hart happens to be a young American actress.Her film debut starts with the 1958 film "Loving You" wherein she was paired with rock and roll icon Elvis Presley.This started a prominent career in Hollywood.She was given a contract that would allow her to earn at least a $1 million back in the 1950's.She was once again paired in another film with Elvis entitled 'King Creole". She has had other hit films like "Where Are The Boys?" in 1960.Her career was on a great start.Added to that,she was engaged to get married to an architect Don Robinson.Then in 1963,she made an unexpected decision to leave all that to become a cloistered Benedictine Catholic nun for the love of God.This HBO short documentary gives full explanation of her decision, her life compared from being an actress and that of a Mother Prioress as a cloistered nun, and the effects it made in her life particularly the man she was engaged to get married with.It also shows as a glimpse of what life inside the monastery was all about as other nuns got interviewed.We get to hear about Mother Dolores' and the nuns' struggles and fulfillment inside as well as the difficulties that would-be nuns or novices encounter and the role that Mother Dolores plays in trying to help them.We get to realize that silence,contemplation,prayer,singing and many other God- centered activities.Overall,we get to see the former actress' joy and fulfillment as a Servant of God considering she gave up a promising Hollywood career that could have provided her lot in terms of fame,money and success.No question that there is more happiness experienced as a Catholic nun than that of being a Hollywood actress.

I am no catholic. I can't even say I believe there is a god. But I defy anybody with a beating heart to judge this as anything but an ode to love. It is uplifting and heart- breaking. Mostly it drives home the glory of humanity. How many times have you seen that achieved in a short documentary? We have a central character who has made the most anti-Hollywood choice in history and a supporting cast who have made equally bold steps to back her up. Stock footage of the monastery deserve your full attention because they add so much nuance and clarity. It is a perfectly sculpted film, with humour and intrigue and of a succinct but lush economy.