Elton Way

Rating: 7/10 (20 July 2019)

First things first: this is close to a musical, with people starting to sing and dance (though Elton John is doing most of the singing of course). Now that is important because some people will cherish that fact and others will be annoyed to say the least.
This is a different kind of musical biography ... you can't even begin to compare it to Bohemian Rhapsody. While there were some who didn't like the fact that the other movie went out of its way to interpret things and be free with the truth, this movie is pretty straightforward, that it does not play in the normal world, but yes a heightened feeling to it from the beginning. That doesn't mean, that certain things did not happen, it is just exaggerated. The main performance is great, though the Queen movie seems to have more powerful songs - of course Rocketman and other songs are great too and you may feel different about that sentiment anyway. Not an easy watch, especially considering the sexuality of Elton and some of the depictions - this also focuses on a certain time period. All that just fyi