Rocketman is ridiculous! Horrible! Including Taron Egerton!

Rating: 1/10 (7 February 2020)

How was this guy nominated for awards? And he won a Golden Globe! He's horrible. Just because someone sings and wears costumes it doesn't make them a good actor. First of all, he has ZERO charisma, an expressionless face, and is only an average singer with a lackluster voice. He seems NOTHING like Elton John, not his voice, his looks, mannerisms, literally nothing. At first I thought maybe I just need to adjust to him playing Elton John but no the movie went off and I still never felt like I was watching Elton John. I could have maybe accepted that if there was some good acting but this guy is one of the most bland actors I've ever seen. But the scenes where he's supposed to be angry are truly cringe worthy. I see he is on a British television show so I can only assume he has fans that think he's good simply because he's their favorite TV show star or something. Okay, enough about the horribly miscast actor who is getting accolades for simply playing Elton John poorly. Don't. Get. It.
The film....dear God, one of the worst and most annoying movies I have ever seen. The way it's edited is so "trying too hard" and it's so over edited that it's distracting. No shot seems to last more than one second during conversations it's just back and forth and back and forth constantly. I mean leave the camera on someone for a couple of seconds, jeez! The score is bland and TV movie style, the supporting actors are annoying and mostly have an amateur feel. You feel like you're watching a cheesy made for TV movie or a bad play. It's emotionless and totally unbelievable.
This is truly one of the worst put together, worst acted films I have seen all year, maybe ever, and there isn't a single part that I can say I enjoyed. And I love Elton John's music. But you won't even get that here. This Taron Egerton does all the singing instead of lip syncing which is a huge mistake. He has a bland vocal style, like a commercial jingle singer or something, no charisma at all, no range, lackluster and boring. It would have been better if he had lip synced because at least something about the film would have been enjoyable. Just putting on glasses and costumes does not make someone Elton John. They needed a more charismatic actor or someone who looked like him or could sing like him...something! Even the little kid who plays young Elton is terrible. I can't get over how bad this film is.
How did Taron Egerton win a Golden Globe? So many much better performances this year. Stop rewarding people for simply showing up and singing. Thank goodness The Academy has better sense than to nominate him for an Oscar. Horrible, horrible film.