OUTSTANDING MATERIAL FAILS TO INSPIRE

Rating: 5/10 (21 June 2019)

Rocketman seems everything it has in the Elton John story to glitter and inspire the audience, however, it chooses to stick on Elton's childhood trauma (nobody likes me including mom and dad) than his musical prodigy. The trauma steals the spirit of almost entire movie with significant lack of character study, Elton John's included. We are bound to view Broadway-style musical numbers woven into series of fast-forwarded shots. Both Taron Egerton and Jamie Bell are fine actors, but the overall direction sacrifices the depth of its rich material and ends up turning into a longish video clip.