Rocketman
Rocketman features a stunning, powerful star turn from Taron Egerton as Elton John in a sharp and entertaining jukebox musical-style biopic.
Coming off an award season that featured a music biopic at the forefront , Bryan Singer’sBohemian Rhapsody , this spring sees the release of another moving-picture show chronicling the rise of an iconic musician . Rocketmandives into the childhood , rise and career of Reginald Dwight , who come to be do it as Elton John . away from being a biopic , Rocketmanshares another component withBohemian Rhapsodyin director Dexter Fletcher ( Eddie the Eagle ) , who stepped in to complete the Freddie Mercury motion-picture show when Singer was fired ( though he retained directing credit rating ) . Now Fletcher tackles the spirit and times of Elton John in his previous directorial effort . Rocketmanfeatures a sensational , hefty maven bend from Taron Egerton as Elton John in a sharp and entertaining jukebox musical - fashion biopic .
compose as a story being told by an grownup Elton John ( Egerton ) in an alcoholics anonymous meeting , Rocketmantakes viewer back to the player ’s childhood days of get wind the piano and discovering his beloved for medicine . Through his time as a member of a backup band to solo acts and his early piece of work with ballad maker Bernie Taupin ( Jamie Bell),Rocketmanfollows the musician ’s evolution from the unsure Reginald Dwight to the pretentious performer Elton John . However , while Elton ’s superstar rises , he struggles with accepting his gender despite his romanticistic kinship with his managing director John Reid ( Richard Madden ) , and has bother dealing with his depression , rely on drug and alcohol to manage . With stack of melodious number featuring Elton John ’s greatest hit , Rocketmanpaints an honest picture of the musician ’s lifetime , both the incredible high and tragic lows .
Directed by Fletcher from a script by Lee Hall ( Billy Elliot),Rocketmanexpertly balances the drama and flashy entertainment of a film about one of medicine ’s most well - bonk and ostentatious performing artist . redact the movie as a flashback is a smart move forRocketman , allowing the film to flirt with reality and money plant in an interesting way . Elton ’s story in the meeting does n’t always line up with the events of his life , throw him a pretty dishonorable teller , but a more blemished and compelling character . Further , the frame equipment allows room for the film ’s melodious numbers game , which are energetic and wonderfully directed by Fletcher . Rocketmanputs Elton John ’s music on presentation as much as the performer himself , making for a jukebox melodious that ’s entertain as underworld . Though the film labors at times under the var. of condense a man ’s life-time into a two - hour movie , and the pacing suffer in certain points because of it , Rocketmanis an altogether self-colored biopic and authentic looking at at Elton John ’s life .
Like any biopic , though , the responsibility of carry off the moving-picture show respite on the shoulders of the lead . In this grammatical case , that ’s Egerton as Elton John . The actor disappears into the role so efficaciously , Egerton proves he ’s the only actor who could have pulled off portraying Elton John so genuinely . Egerton is , of course , help in his transformation by the makeup and costume ( and , sincerely , costume designer Julian Day goes above and beyond in recreating some of Elton ’s most iconic looks ) inRocketman , but the actor nails the specific quirks of Elton John so implausibly well , peculiarly during Fletcher ’s many close - ups on the role player . Further , Egerton pulls off herculean task of singing all his melodious numbers , somehow manage to pull off an admirable impersonation of Elton John while make water the role his own . WhileRocketmanis bolstered by great supporting turns from Bell , Madden , Bryce Dallas Howard and more , the movie sincerely glow because of Egerton ’s operation .
Ultimately , Rocketmanhonors Elton John ’s life story with an first-class biopic , refusing to shy away from any aspect of the player , portraying his sexuality , depression and flare for performing with adequate money plant . choose the jukebox melodic format forRocketmanand using Elton John ’s euphony to tell his life history story gain the experience all the more veritable , even if it ’s not an exact refreshment of events . The nickelodeon musical style also aid to smoothen out some of the bumps that come from rushing through sure times in Elton John ’s sprightliness , turning them into melodic numbers rather than simple collage . Egerton ’s performance together with Hall ’s book and Fletcher ’s directing workplace to makeRocketmanthe best musical biopic it can be , which is exceptional in its own right .
As such , Rocketmanis a must - see for any Elton John fans , and it ’s also a solid take in experience for cursory fan of his medicine and musical theater / biopics in cosmopolitan . To be sure , the soundtrack is phenomenal , with Egerton doing all the singing of the call from the motion-picture show ( he also recorded a couplet with John that plays during the credits).Rocketmanwill no doubt be compared toBohemian Rhapsodyin Inner Light of both movies following the career of iconic queer musicians , but they ’re different enough to stand on their own . And fans who enjoyed the Queen film will no doubt require to mark off out the Elton John biopic . Altogether , Rocketmanis an excellent jukebox melodious biopic that honors Elton John , and features an Oscar - desirable mavin turn by Egerton . It ’s not to be missed , and will hopefully be a major actor during the next accolade time of year .
Trailer
Rocketmanis now playing in U.S. theater . It is 121 moment long and give away gas constant for language throughout , some drug use and intimate content .
A biopic about legendary British rockstar Elton John , Rocketman is a middling romanticized chronicle of John ’s life , from his puerility and roiled homelife to his first foray into music and how stardom effected him . The plastic film is center on around John ’s journey to sobriety , with the story entrap by John telling his living story in an AA get together during his time in rehab . Taron Egerton stars as John , with a dramatis personae that includes Richard Madden , Jamie Bell , and Bryce Dallas Howard .
A biopic about legendary British rockstar Elton John, Rocketman is a somewhat romanticized chronicle of John’s life, from his childhood and turbulent homelife to his first foray into music and how stardom effected him. The film is centered around John’s journey to sobriety, with the narrative framed by John telling his life story in an AA meeting during his time in rehab. Taron Egerton stars as John, with a cast that includes Richard Madden, Jamie Bell, and Bryce Dallas Howard.
