ROCKETMAN
I think it is unfairly being compared Bohemian Rhapsody.
It is not Bohemian.
This film is very much like the 2007 film Across The Universe...with a dash of Bohemian and a dash of The Greatest Showman.
This film is entertaining in a stage musical kind of way. It breaks away from an actual Movie Bio. It takes pieces of his life to make the story push through, but in reality most of the story is not factual as much as just entertainment. You will notice right away that early in his youth he is singing songs that he did not even sing until much later in his career, but in the focus of the film/musical the song worked.
The problem with this film is it did not really know what it wanted to be, and the editing made the film feel choppy. Think about The Greatest Showman...it started as a musical with a story bled through it...and it worked. Here there is a story, breaking into a musical, and then a little bit of fantasy with music. Again very choppy, which takes away any feeling out of the film, and we are suppose to feel for Elton. I really did not. He just a guy with shitty people around him, who often treated people shitty. That's it.
Now I am not saying the film is bad. Far from it. It has the great John and Taupin music. Elton John is an interesting character which helps the film. Plus it has two wonderful leads who are great Jamie Bell as Bernie Taupin and Taron Egerton as Elton. Both should be looked at during award season.
Just an entertaining film, 3 1/2 stars out of 5 for Rocketman.
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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