Rocketman

Taron Egerton excels as the introverted extrovert

Dexter Fletcher's musical biopic of Elton John, a world premiere out of competition in the Cannes festival, is a rousing and emotional affair with an operatic sweep. This is a story of one of pop culture's most extraordinary metamorphoses: Reg Dwight, the "fat kid from nowhere", leaves his Pinner roots far behind as he blossoms forth as the flamboyant singer in the glitter and platform heels - but his success takes a huge toll. You won't learn here why Elton sold Luther Blissett when he was Watford FC's chairman, but the film has plenty of other revelations and ventures into its subject's darkest places. [...]

di Geoffrey MacNab, articolo completo (4282 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Independent 16 maggio 2019