Rocketman

Name: Rocketman
Genre: Biography, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Released: May 31, 2019
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Alison Ball, Benjamin Mason, Bern Collaco, Bryce Dallas Howard, Charlie Rowe

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: May 31, 2019 | R

Starring: Alison Ball, Benjamin Mason, Bern Collaco, Bryce Dallas Howard, Charlie Rowe, Charlotte Sharland, Eddie Register, Gemma Jones, Guillermo Bedward, Harriet Walter, Jamie Bacon, Jamie Bell, Jess Radomska, Jimmy Vee, Kamil Lemieszewski, Kit Connor, Layton Williams, Luke White, Matthew Illesley, Michel Alexandre Gonzalez, Richard Madden, Samuel Magee, Solomon Mousley, Stephen Graham, Steven Mackintosh, Taron Egerton, Tate Donovan, Tom Bennett, Viktorija Faith

Summary: The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.

Director: Dexter Fletcher

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Musical

Rating: R

Runtime: 121 min

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The Observer (UK) Mark Kermode

May 29, 2019

Fletcher is the real star of this show, a director whose enthusiasm for musical storytelling shines through every frame, hitting all the emotional high notes. Read full review

Brad Wheeler

May 29, 2019

Rocketman is Broadway razzle-dazzle of the best kind. Read full review

Mike Ryan

May 24, 2019

The sheer brute force of Egerton holds it all together. And despite some darker themes, Rocketman is still quite a ride. It plays more as a musical than a standard biopic. Read full review

David Sims

May 30, 2019

It touches on all the usual clichés of this cinematic subgenre. It just manages to do so in the most fizzy, fun fashion, powered by an energetic lead performance from Taron Egerton that goes beyond mimicry. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

May 16, 2019

Rather than revealing much about the man behind the music, Rocketman seems more content to hover inside of it, exploring his unique synthesis of blues, rock, and every other relevant genre as a natural extension of his personality. Read full review

Anthony Lane

Jun 3, 2019

Egerton is busy and fizzy in the leading role, but there’s a curious blankness in his impersonation, and a shortage of charm. Hard to tell whether viewers will flock to him as they did to Rami Malek, who gave such electric life to “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Yet Rocketman is the better film. Not by much, but just enough. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

May 28, 2019

Though the film contains renditions of many of the big hits, they’re so badly performed you’d have every right to wonder what the fuss was all about. Read full review

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jrdeveraux

Jun 3, 2019

Taron Egerton does an amazing job completely stealing every scene in the film. This movie serves as a reminder of how many good songs Elton truly has while still reminding us that what we see in the public eye rarely reflects what’s happening behind closed doors. Faithful recreations ofTaron Egerton does an amazing job completely stealing every scene in the film. This movie serves as a reminder of how many good songs Elton truly has while still reminding us that what we see in the public eye rarely reflects what’s happening behind closed doors. Faithful recreations of Elton’s iconic looks allows the audience to be completely immersed in feeling like you’re actually watching history unfold in front of you. Taron’s voice is one to be praised with how he not only sounds like Elton but brings the emotion of the tracks out through his singing as well. One of the best movies of the year!… Expand

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LakeHarris

Aug 27, 2019

This movie is the best movie I've ever seen. I love how it shows Eltons up moments and down moments

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mattxt

May 31, 2019

One of the best musicals of the year, the movie has the amazing songs of Elton John, incredible actors and the story touches you. Taron Egeton shines in this movie and show us that he really is triple threat. The art direction is pretty good, the scenes are very well made and they makeOne of the best musicals of the year, the movie has the amazing songs of Elton John, incredible actors and the story touches you. Taron Egeton shines in this movie and show us that he really is triple threat. The art direction is pretty good, the scenes are very well made and they make refferences to the art history. The movie is not afraid of showing the sexual life of elton and it does that in a very artistic way. Some characters could have a better plot, but nothing is perfect. In the end rocketman is a movie that reach it goals: lift off… Expand

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Stream2BigScree

Jan 28, 2020

Rocketman: launch or misfire?

On the surface, there will be many comparisons between Rocketman, opening May 31, starring Taron Egerton as Elton John, and last year’s box office hit Bohemian Rhapsody, which starred Rami Malek in his Academy Award winning performance as Queen frontman,Rocketman: launch or misfire?

On the surface, there will be many comparisons between Rocketman, opening May 31, starring Taron Egerton as Elton John, and last year’s box office hit Bohemian Rhapsody, which starred Rami Malek in his Academy Award winning performance as Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury. These are obvious comparisons: biopic, 1970’s-1980’s time period, flamboyant musical superstar, struggles with sexuality, well-known and infectious tunes, tragedy and triumph. While that seems like a lot of similarities,Rocketman takes a very different path than the otherwise straightforward recapping of life events likeBohemian Rhapsody.

It is right in the tagline on the posters of Rocketman: “Based on a True Fantasy.” This film is a rousing, jukebox musical with Elton John’s songs weaving in as the story unfolds, infusing the various set-pieces with emotion, depth and ultimately a lot of entertainment. If you are expecting a biopic, forget it. Start thinking musical. The characters sing to each other in Elton’s songs. For example, there is a sequence where Elton, his mom, grandmother and estranged father are sitting in separate parts of the family home singing to the audience. Another sequence is when Elton stalks through a party singing “Tiny Dancer”. These fantasy sequences use the laundry list of hits to uniquely tell this story that could have been another been-there-done-that movie.

Taron Egerton, who is best known for the Kingsman movies, brings a brash energy to his portrayal of Elton John. Egerton has a great voice and he does an admirable job suggesting John’s singing voice without trying to be a carbon-copy. The performance goes from young, vibrant, talented and arrogant to balding, isolated, and damaged, struggling with fame; and, Egerton hits every note just right without missing some of the humor in it all. He seems to be having a ton of fun show up in crazier and crazier costumes, some very iconic. While the film is a showcase for Egerton, the remainder of the cast is uniformly good, including Jamie Bell as John’s writing partner, Bernie Taupin, Richard Madden, who best known from Game of Thrones, and Bryce Dallas Howard, as John’s mom. And, they all sing!

Now, the film does get a little episodic as it goes along though it never feels like it is dragging. The plot points are still there like any other straightforward biopic. Plus, you know Elton John survives in the end and continues to be successful and respected. If people breaking out in song in the middle of a scene puts you off, then maybe be cautious about going to the theater on this one, but I really think that it is worth at the very least a matinee price because the makers of Rocketman really were thoughtful about putting the greatness of Elton John front and center in using his music as punctuation to the man’s life story. For Elton fans, musical fans, and for anyone desperate to see people try something new with stale formulas,Rocketman is worth the money.… Expand

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iCampoRamil

Apr 16, 2021

Pese a no ser yo demasiado fan de Elton John, lo conozco, pero no me tocó vivir esa época donde triunfó tanto, a pesar de que lo admiro, es una buena película, que pese a eso, a no ser yo un gran fan, me ha gustado y conmovido.
Me gustó mucho que sea musical a la vieja usanza, no como otrasPese a no ser yo demasiado fan de Elton John, lo conozco, pero no me tocó vivir esa época donde triunfó tanto, a pesar de que lo admiro, es una buena película, que pese a eso, a no ser yo un gran fan, me ha gustado y conmovido.
Me gustó mucho que sea musical a la vieja usanza, no como otras películas, sin entrar en comparaciones, Bohemian Rapsody o Yesterday, que tiran más por el drama-comedia con toques musicales, esto es un musical, cantan cuando comen, cantan cuando están por la calle, a pesar de que también hay actuaciones musicales como si fuera un concierto, no olvidarse de que es un biopic, pero me gusta eso.
El actor protagonista, Egerton, es la bomba, es muy bueno, no sé si imita a la perfección a Elton John, lo dicho, no soy un gran conocedor, pero me lo creí con creces, me lo creí, se me hizo creíble pese a que estaba interpretando no a un personaje cualquiera, a una persona real, así que punto muy a favor.
La película es muy significativa, tiene mucho significado vaya, mucho simbolismo, pero no me ha transmitido mucho, eso sí, tiene un buen argumento, la narrativa me gusta, sin ser algo de otro mundo.
La fotografía es esplendorosa, quizás para emular ese arte de la vestimenta del artista, tan colorido y demás, la fotografía juega con muchos colores y está muy guay.
Eso sí, lo mejor, sin duda alguna de la película, el vestuario y la caracterización, una auténtica locura, así como los escenarios, sobre todo en los momentos musicales, me parecieron fascinantes.
En conclusión, es una película honesta y amable, tiene un mensaje muy bonito y tiene partes técnicas muy buenas, a parte de Egerton, un 10, pero por lo que tengo entendido el apartado musical flojea algo, aún así, una película buena, chula de ver.… Expand

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THC

Jan 26, 2020

Rocketman tells us the story of British Music Composer Elton John and his rough family relationship. Although a great film, there are still many flaws in Rocketman concerning events that didn't actually happen. In a sense, the film was inspired mainly by Bohemian Rhapsody, which was releasedRocketman tells us the story of British Music Composer Elton John and his rough family relationship. Although a great film, there are still many flaws in Rocketman concerning events that didn't actually happen. In a sense, the film was inspired mainly by Bohemian Rhapsody, which was released in 2018, a year earlier. Overall, Rocketman is a film that requires improvement.… Expand

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Brooklyn_Summer

Oct 24, 2021

They sweetened the coffee a lot so it doesn't taste bitter.And people drinks it

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