Feel the energy!

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2019)

I wasn't looking forward to this movie, because I thought this was just gonna be another musical biopic of one of the biggest stars of all time, his ascent into glory, how he gets lost in the booze, the drugs, the sex and then his final redemtption. This movie is that, but there's just so much more to it, particularly in the way that it's executed. Dexter Fletcher, the director of the film, really did a wonderful job at incorporating musical acts into the structure of the film, and it's done in a really creative and energetic way. It's not just, here's the life of Elton John, this happened, then that, it's way more creative than that and I loved it. Great performances all around, but man, Taron Egerton knocks it out of the park, fantastic performance that I was definitely not expecting at all. I liked him a lot in Kingsman, but I think this is the film that really makes his acting abilities shine and I'm excited to see what else he does in the future. As for flaws, I think I would really have to be nitpicking the film, but at the end of the day it is another biopic with the beats that you would expect. But it's in the energy and execution that the film really shines bright. I think they did a wonderful job at making us understand why things turned out the way they did with Elton and how much of a genius he is, but also how tragic his story is. I loved this movie and couldn't recommend it enough, it's excellent.