An Emotionless, Campy, Cringey Biopic

Rating: 1/10 (12 June 2019)

Yeah, the writing is bad. It's eye-roll inducing. Egerton tries his best to overcome the bad writing, the bizarre, campy musical numbers, and some weak supporting performances, especially from the usually great Bryce Dallas Howard. Her acting is over-the-top, her accent isn't natural, and she looks far too young for the part. This is just total miss for me. Elton's music is phenomenal, but the pacing is also all over the place and it all felt rushed. This seems like nothing more than an attempt to ride the coattails of Bohemian Rhapsody's success, which was also a film that I wasn't too fond of. At least that one didn't have such weird musical numbers. I didn't realize how much I didn't need to see Richard Madden attempting to sing Elton John in a Kimono while filing his nails. Egerton is great, but yesh, this one is a total misfire.