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Rocketman
2019 121 min United Kingdom, United States of America R 18+
★7.7
Music, Drama
Director: Dexter Fletcher
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Description
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
Budget:
$40M
US Gross:
$96.37M
Worldwide:
$167.3M
Starring
Taron Egerton
Actor
Jamie Bell
Actor
Richard Madden
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 2020
— Best Original Song
Golden Globe 2020
— Best Original Song
Golden Globe 2020
— Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Golden Globe 2020
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
BAFTA 2020
— Best Actor
Cannes Film Festival 2019
— Queer Palm
BAFTA 2020
— Best British Film
BAFTA 2020
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Golden Globe 2020
— Best Original Song
Golden Globe 2020
— Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Key opinion
Rocketman is widely praised for Taron Egerton’s transformative lead performance and its imaginative, musical-fantasy approach to the biopic genre. While many critics appreciate its willingness to explore darker themes compared to similar films, opinions remain divided on whether the screenplay successfully balances emotional depth with its ambitious narrative structure.
| Acting | Taron Egerton delivers a masterful performance that captures the essence of Elton John through authentic vocals and expressive physical acting. | |
| Direction | Dexter Fletcher’s inventive staging successfully integrates musical numbers into the narrative to reflect the protagonist's internal emotional journey. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is viewed as a blend of conventional biopic tropes and creative fantasy that occasionally feels superficial or formulaic in its character development. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing is polarizing, as some find the musical sequences and episodic structure engaging, while others describe the middle sections as stagnant or exhausting. |