![]() Elton was like, ' It can't get any better for me,'" Furnish said. "When I played the songs for Elton, he was blown away, really blown away. Don't think you have to perform it the way I performed it.' I think it's the challenge for the actor to embody the spirit and not get into thinking they have to do an impersonation." And when Furnish played clips of Egerton in character for John to see? ![]() Don't think you have to sing it exactly the way that I sang it. Apparently, he even gave Egerton some advice! John himself hasn't given many interviews about the movie at this point, but his husband, producer David Furnish, told The Hollywood Reporter that John definitely approves of the film and its casting. It's a fantasy musical, so it's actually his songs used to express important beats in his life at emotional moments. "Everyone thinks it's a biopic," he said. John is producing the movie himself, and he was involved in its development, which, as the first teaser trailer playfully describes, is "based on a true fantasy." Egerton himself confirmed this in an interview with Collider. Like other recent music biopics such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman has been made with the approval and input of the actual musician. The film stars Taron Egerton as the musical icon - but what does the real Elton John have to say about all of this? The latest entry into the genre is slated for a release later in 2019: Rocketman, the wild story of pop legend Elton John's early rise to fame. ![]() There were original musicals in the classic mold of storytelling through song, like La La Land and The Greatest Showman stories set in the music world, like A Star Is Born and, of course, real-life "behind the music" movies, like recent Oscar nominee Bohemian Rhapsody. Decide for yourself if my gripes hold any water.The musical movie has had quite the resurgence in the past few years. ![]() So, is it worth seeing? My criticisms aside (and we all know what they say about opinions), it really comes down to this: if you're a fan-and especially a DEDICATED fan, like me, who's followed him from his humble beginnings in America in the summer of 1970-go see it. Don't leave right away after the credits roll. You will learn many things about EJ's life in this film that you may not have known before.I know I did.ĥ. You can't really find fault with the staging and choreography of the musical numbers. Jamie Bell (Bernie Taupin), Bryce Dallas Howard, Richard Madden (EJ's agent & self-centered 1st lover), Stephen Graham (Dick James), Tate Donovan (L.A.'s Troubador Club manager Doug Weston), Gemma Jones (Ivy, EJ's grandmother, I think.? Or friend of the family?) & Steven Mackintosh (EJ's cold, uncaring father).and all others in the film, essentially faultless. His singing, most of the time, is virtually spot-on, catching EJ's lilting singing style quite well. Some might see his acting as occasionally over the top, but frankly and for all we know, maybe EJ really did act that "extremely" at times, considering his anger issues. Taron Egerton is actually pretty amazing. These 3 things, however, are about my only problems with the film. Maybe someone in the know can enlighten me on this. This infuriated me! For those who don't already know: in the early days of EJ's career, Paul was the orchestrator who provided EJ with the BEAUTIFUL, lush string accompaniments that added so much to EJ's early music (classic example: EJ's soundtrack to the 1971 French film, FRIENDS) and, IMHO, could have been a big player in his success as a burgeoning artist, firmly introducing/establishing The Elton John "Sound." He SHOULD have been a part of this film-even a small one, if deemed necessary-but for him to be utterly omitted from the story mystifies me. Never, at any point in the film, is Paul Buckmaster mentioned or acknowledged. ("Oh, come on, guys-seriously?" moments.) There were times when I genuinely felt this was going to end up as the Ken Russell version of TOMMY for the new millennium.ģ. Much as I love Elton John, this "rock & roll fantasy" of his life treads a little too far into campy territory for me, with 2, maybe 3 very (thankfully) brief moments in the film that can only be described as cringeworthy. It is not presented as a straightforward biopic in the same manner as BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY.Ģ. This is the John/Taupin equivalent of a Rodgers & Hammerstein. If you absolutely HATE musicals, save your money. Without giving any actual spoilers away, consider this: 1. ![]() I predict many will love it, and many will revile it. ![]()
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