Your Song

Rating: 9/10 (11 July 2019)

A lively and turbulent musical celebrating the highs and lows of a larger than life character, "Rocketman" delivers with all of the colors and beats that flash before the viewer's eyes and ears. The loud and kaleidoscopic view of the film perfectly presents Elton John in all his extravagant and glorious glory. The movie chronicles the star's troubled beginnings as Reginald Dwight to his transformation to superstardom. The fame, drugs, homosexuality, personal relationships and of course, the music, those tunes that graced speakers and gave life an uplifting paradisial lilt whenever it played are all here. Taron Egerton portrays the man with an amiable and ebullient charm that's quite endearing and he glides through this party with natural ease. His depiction may lack the real Elton John's meanness and nastiness (where are those legendary tantrums?) but his verve and enthusiasm pull this through. One of filmdoms best music biopics, this is a fitting tribute to a one of a kind legend and another high note in movie history.