Campy 鈥楻ocketman鈥� takes on Elton John
Dexter Fletcher鈥檚 Elton John biopic聽鈥楻ocketman鈥� is overdone, full of self-glorification, and a bit predictable.
Dexter Fletcher鈥檚 Elton John biopic聽鈥楻ocketman鈥� is overdone, full of self-glorification, and a bit predictable.
By
Peter Rainer , Film critic
I聽don鈥檛 much care for the Elton John biopic 鈥淩ocketman,鈥� directed by Dexter Fletcher, in much the same way that I didn鈥檛 admire 鈥淏ohemian Rhapsody,鈥� the Freddie Mercury/Queen movie also helmed by Fletcher after he replaced Bryan Singer. Starring the overly strenuous Taron Egerton, 鈥淩ocketman鈥� is a campy, overblown, self-glorifying fantasia about John鈥檚 breakthrough years that dubiously draws a direct correspondence between the songs he composed and the scandalous, extravagant life he鈥檚 lived. Watching it, you just know it鈥檚 going to end with Egerton鈥檚 Elton singing 鈥淚鈥檓 Still Standing.鈥澛燝rade: C+ (Rated R.)