Rocketman
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: May 31, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 49 Critic Reviews
Positive:
35
Mixed:
13
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
We Got This CoveredLuke ParkerJun 4, 2019
A fantasy in nearly every sense of the word, Rocketman reaches for and grabs hold of the stars so often that the dazzle occasionally becomes too much to handle. Read full review
60
The New YorkerAnthony LaneJun 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
60
VoxAlissa WilkinsonMay 21, 2019
It’s absolutely exploding with energy because Elton John is its pulse. It stumbles a few times — as has its subject — but on the whole, it’s a consistently good performance from start to finish, a movie rooted in a real story that nonetheless doesn’t keep itself too tethered to the ground. Read full review
60
Total FilmJordan FarleyMay 17, 2019
Egerton gives it his all, and there are moments of visual invention, but this largely formulaic rock biopic can’t hit the high notes. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeMay 16, 2019
While Lee’s script steers Elton’s life from the “Billy Elliot”-like tropes of his daddy issues to the equally trite “Walk the Line”-esque cautionary tale of what happens when fame causes talented musicians to forget who they once were, Fletcher at least has Elton’s music to fall back on. Read full review
60
Screen DailyTim GriersonMay 16, 2019
Rocketman is so energetic that it’s possible to be swept away by its enthusiasm for putting Reg on a pedestal. Too often, though, the film just flattens you, demanding fealty to Sir Elton. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 16, 2019
Rocketman is an honest, heartfelt tribute to Elton John’s music and his public image. But the man itself eluded it. Read full review
58
The Film StageConor O'DonnellMay 31, 2019
With Egerton’s performance as its fuel, Rocketman’s efforts in delivering something that a least attempts an outside the box music biopic are worth commendation. It may not deliver on the truly cosmic fantasia it swings for, but the swing itself is something, to be sure. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMay 30, 2019
Rocketman is a campy, overblown, self-glorifying fantasia. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerMay 19, 2019
As tedious as Rocketman is when it’s going through the biographical motions, it’s equally delightful when it launches into something most rock movies pointedly avoid: full-on musical numbers. Read full review
50
SlateJeffrey BloomerJun 1, 2019
The movie, sorry to say, can’t quite keep up that swagger. Instead, Rocketman mostly proceeds with studious fidelity through the stations of the rocker biopic, with only a few formal tweaks to the formula. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 30, 2019
Rocketman is a slog, a nearly joyless musical that threatens to take flight at several near-tingling moments and never does. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinJun 1, 2019
In common with most recovery stories, Rocketman boils down to a fat lump of self-pity, but the music does leaven things. Read full review
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