Much better than last years Bohemian Rhapsody.

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2019)

Hate making the comparison between the magnificent Rocketman and the fairly enjoyable Bohemian Rhapsody, but I'd like to compare it to something. I'm a huge, huge fan of Elton John and I loved Taron Egerton in both of the Kingsman movies but wow this movie really proves that he can act. He should win best actor oscar net year or at least get nominated for it.
So here are the positives. I love the style of this movie. Obviously, Dexter Fletcher has done a great job of directing but I mean the musical numbers are great. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting was a particular favourite in the film and I love the energy it displays. Now, I've mentioned how brilliant Egerton's acting is, but let me talk about his singing. HE'S GREAT IN THIS. I mean, the guy can sing and I bought the OST.
Now on to the inevitable comparisons to Bohemian Rhapsody. That movie displayed a lot of incorrect facts about the band behind the scenes such as Freddie being diagnosed with AIDS in 1985 and him breaking up the band by doing a solo album. Now this movie has a few historical inaccurasies but they're very minute such as Elton performing Crocodile Rock at the Troubadoure in 1970, but that's a very small detail. Bohemian Rhapsody was rated PG-13 which undoubtedly made it the huge hit it was but Freddie and the band did a lot of drugs and Freddie had huge gay orgys in the 80's. This movie shows everything.
Anyway, the wrap it, I think this is a perfect movie and probably the best movie I've seen so far this year