Movie #1729 "Rocketman" was quite a fun watch. It's kind of like "All that Jazz" but not as deep? It's like that film because the music propels the action in the film. And when the musical numbers are rocking, that's when the film is at its best. Elton is narrating the film to a support group, and there isn't that much explained because he is looking for the answers. So the result is you get a very entertaining biopic on Elton's early life ---- until he crashes on drugs and then takes steps to come back. The rest is told in short blurbs at the end of the film. So don't expect much info on him --- we leave the theatre not really knowing any more about Elton than we knew if we read a wikipedia blurb on him. We don't know why he marries a woman, why he leaves that woman, why he chooses the clothes he wears, etc. Meanwhile, the hits just keep on coming! What a oeuvre he has he has, and the actor sings all the songs (unlike "Bohemian Rhapsody" where there was better characterization of him, the girl he loved, and the other group members.) So if you aren't ready to see a lot of musical numbers, don't go see this one because that's the main thrust -- that and the outlandish costumes he wore! I'd give this 4 because it was very entertaining.
"ROCKETMAN"
In the early 1970s, Elton John begins a rocket ride to fame. With his topnotch composing skills and over-the-top showmanship, he becomes one of the world's most beloved rock stars over the next four decades, as recounted in this tuneful biopic.
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