Review of Rocketman (2019) by Jluis_001 — 19 Jun 2019
Sadly this wasn't the film I expected. I liked it, and I think it's a good film but it's also a film that stayed halfway to what it promised.
The story has its strengths and weaknesses and although the strengths help it a lot they never manage to compensate completely for their weaknesses and with this I mean the dramatic overload.
Rocketman is a good story about Elton John's life but I don't think that everything in it occurred with such dramatic and depressing weight that permeates for most of the narrative.
Music plays a crucial role and the musical numbers are the best that this story proposes. That helps to balance the tone and the rhythm is better after the first half hour.
Taron Egerton delivers the best performance of his career although unfortunately he will not receive the same recognition as Rami Malek despite having done a better job than him. Unfortunately, that's the way things are.
I would definitely recommend it. Like I said it wasn't what I expected but its quality sustains it well enough.
This review of Rocketman (2019) was written by Jluis_001 on 19 Jun 2019.
Rocketman has generally received very positive reviews.
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