This Rocket Soars

Rating: 9/10 (19 June 2019)

While telling a somewhat well-known tale, Rocketman manages to be joyous, tragic, romantic, funny, exciting, and just about any other emotion one might hope to experience while watching a film. As a musical featuring John's hits, the film cannot help but entertain. Taron Egerton turns in a performance of amazing range that both achieves impersonation while delivering a fully-believable cinematic character. Some of the real-life events probably were more complicated and less melodramatic than the way they are presented in this film. Frequently, the timeline of events in the film is confusing or unclear.