A riveting combination of candor and glamor!

Rating: 8/10 (15 June 2019)

It is always unfair to compare one movie to another; however in the stream of recently popularized biopics about music icons, it is impossible not to yield into the urge. Both Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman were built base on legends imprinted on me from early childhood, thus it only took me a second to decide to watch this movie in theater alone. And this time i am in utter bafflement at the candid depiction of such a renown figure in modern times.
Unlike the overly- romanticised version of Freddie Mercury, Rocketman feels more like a drama than anything else. Albeit some minor plot holes, cliche, and of course the unavoidable exaggerations that always inserted themselves in these types of film, it still demonstrates the struggle, sufferings, and inner- conflicts of a lost, heart- broken, forsaken and lonely person who also battles with identity- crisis. I found myself not shedding a tear even once during the entire time watching this, yet my heart grew heavier and more despondent every time Taron Egerton used his magnificent talents to open the closed door, allowing me to have a peek to what's behind the sparkling costumes and cheering stage. It is a very very personal and relatable movie to me. I wholeheartedly enjoy it, not because it was about someone who i grew up with (the sole reason why I enjoyed Bohemian Rhapsody, the music and the talent of Freddie Mercury), but the lingering feelings it leaves long after I left the theater.