Dr. John Carpenter takes the job of running a health center in a low-income district. He enlists three women to help out who — unbeknownst to him — are actually nuns in street clothes. The church wants to improve the neighborhood but fears that nuns in full habit would be poorly received. Unaware of her unavailability, John falls for Sister Michelle, serenading her with his guitar — which, luckily for him, effectively wears away at her religious resolve.
Trigger Warnings: Sexual assault is mentioned All Shook Up now has a different meaning Change of Habit is Elvis Presley's final movie and potentially the most difficult to untangle. In part the film is an exploitation movie, in part it's social commentary and yet the bare bones of an Elvis film are still present. We still have the threadbare plot, weird meta commentary, forgetable musical numbers and horribly aged viewpoints. Beginning with the narrative, similar to previous outings, there isn't much of a plot beyond a love triangle. However, unusually the love triangle is between Mary Tyler Moore, Elvis and Jesus. Admittedly I'm adding a bit of dramatic flair by framing the story that way, however this is definitely the crux of the story. The final shot reflects this conflict as Mary Tyler Moore keeps looking at Elvis and the crucifix. As a consequence, this is the most interesting love triangle Elvis has been in by virtue of two things, it has consequence and it has a meta c
