_Rocketman_ tries to walk a line between the paint-by-numbers musician biopic bog standard, and epic musical fantasy. A lot of the time when a movie tries to be a blend of two things, it ends up being neither. _Rocketman_, conversely, ends up being both, just never at the same time. It's basically two movies, and that epic musical fantasy movie I was talking about that's in there, that's a **great** movie. Unfortunately, the other one, is not so much. I'm still gonna come away giving it a recomm...
Read Full ReviewElton John has had a career that has spanned decades, millions of albums sold, packed venues, awards, and more than a few headlines. In the new film “Rocketman” audiences get a look behind the man thanks to the amazing and Oscar worthy portrayal by Taron Egerton. The film opens with a flamboyantly dressed John entering rehab in one of his stage costumes. As he opens up with his group, he shares the story of his childhood as a shy child who is desperate to have his father show him any signs of a...
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There’s so much that works about ‘Rocketman’, so the fact it never fully commits to its musical fantasy conceit is a bit of a disappointment. It ends up aligning most with Julie Taymor’s curious 2007 Beatles musical ‘Across the Universe’ - a really great idea and approach to the work of a musical artist that never finds its feet or the bravery to fully be itself. It’s still a moving and occasionally stirring portrait of Elton John, and while the lack of emotional or narrative detail in the scree...
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by Bitch Is Back (Introduction)Taron Egerton,Sebastian Rich
0:04 Elton is at rehab; (Flashback) young Elton sings and dances on the street
by Ensemble FA
0:06 Elton plays the piano for the first time
by Stan Getz,Jimmy Raney,Terry Gibbs
0:08 Elton attempts to talk to his dad about his music
by Ricky Nelson
(0:10) Elton asks his mother if he can take piano lessons at the Royal Academy of Music
by Alla Turca Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Einar Steen-N kleberg
0:12 Elton first meets his piano teacher
by Kit Connor,Gemma Jones,Bryce Dallas Howard,Steven Mackintosh
by Cliff Richard
0:16 Reggie sees his mother making out in a car with another man
by Elvis Presley
0:18 Sheila gives Reggie the debut album of Elvis
by The Trout
0:18 Elton plays in a quintet with his new Elvis hairdo
by Dave Hartley
Elton and Bernie sing in a cafe when they meet for the first time
