Elton John: Never Too Late
Disney+ | Release Date: November 15, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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4
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1
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80
The TelegraphNeil McCormickOct 10, 2024
There is an odd sombreness at the heart of what is effectively a slick, flashy, highly entertaining and otherwise quite superficial career celebration, a quality of unease imparted by Elton himself. Read full review
80
ColliderJason GorberSep 24, 2024
Elton John: Never Too Late feels like the definitive authorized film biography, and plugs a very important hole in telling his story in honest yet compelling ways. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanSep 14, 2024
The portrait of Sir Elton today — the astonishingly gracious gentleman he is, the family life he found — is revealing and moving. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonDec 20, 2024
It’s true that every documentary about a musician made with their involvement functions, on some level, as a piece of marketing, an attempt to write the narrative of their life. That mode can get a bit wearying. But when the results are this endearing, it feels like a little celebration instead. Read full review
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Screen RantBen GibbonsDec 13, 2024
This hopeful and insightful look into the life of such an icon creates an inspiring and beautiful story that stands tall from the beginning until the very end. Read full review
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IndieWireEsther ZuckermanSep 14, 2024
"Never Too Late” is a competent but largely conventional look at John, which focuses on the most documented part of his life: His astronomical rise in the first half of the 1970s. With Read full review
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RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzNov 15, 2024
Elton John: Never Too Late is an affecting movie that the musician's fans will likely appreciate, but it's the equivalent of those official oil portraits that the more intelligent and self-aware royals used to commission. Read full review
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