Director: Dexter Fletcher Producer: Adam Bohling, David Furnish, David Reid, Elton John, Lawrence Bender, Matthew Vaughn Studio: Paramount Pictures Starring: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Gemma Jones, Bryce Dallas Howard, Stephen Graham, Tate Donovan, Steven Mackintosh Genre: Drama Running Time: 121 minutes
Saturday, August 10, 2024 12:29:35 AM | (Age Not Specified)
Elton John is quite an admirable person in many ways, you would need a mini series to capture his life and accomplishments! So, the movie is naturally incomplete and simplifying a few things, but nevertheless maintains the spirit. I was missing a bit Elton’s remarkable efforts for the AIDS community, most notably his relationship to Ryan White, but you can’t cover everything in a 2h movie… so, keeping this in mind, watch and enjoy the movie, it may not be entirely accurate, but hits the right tone overall.
Friday, June 14, 2024 1:30:04 AM | (Age Not Specified)
Great movie, even though it has quite a few factual inaccuracies (which is surprising given that Elton John was one of the producers). It goes quite deep emotionally, along with a perfect Jamie Bell as Bernie (closing the Billy Elliot triangle). I love the scenes were Elton interacts with his younger self Regie, that kid has a great voice. My favorite is the underwater scene, his soprano gives me goosebumps every time, seamlessly blending over to Elton performing in the stadium, stripping off all his baggage in a split second. Yes, it shows his struggles sometimes in a painful way, but that’s better than beautifying them as seen with other bioepics.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 6:36:38 AM | (Age Not Specified)
First heard Elton John in summer of 1971 when his hit, Your Song,
hit the air waves. Saw Elton evolve over the years along with his music.
Had no idea his life was so rough until I saw this film. Taron Egerton
played Elton very well and his covers of the songs were good enough.
There was too much emphasis on the gay sex and substance abuse but otherwise liked the film. However not as uplifting and enjoyable as
Yesterday which I saw the weekend after.
Saturday, August 31, 2019 2:49:29 PM | (Age Not Specified)
I really enjoyed the scenes between "Elton" and "Bernie" in the film. Made me understand how the partnership between them had worked for so long. Also, I actually saw Elton at the Troubadour, so seeing how they portrayed it in the film versus in real life was particularly interesting. (Of course, watching any film trying to portray the clothing and makeup from the late 60's and early 70's is always a hoot- nobody ever gets it quite right and the film was also just a bit off; a bit too glitzy. But Taron was outstanding, Oscar quality. I did a double take when I realized that the character of John Reid was portrayed by the same actor who played Prince Charming the most recent Kenneth Branagh Cinderella remake! And it was fascinating comparing Reid's character as played here with him it was portrayed in 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' Went to the film with 2 much younger male friends; they had a more difficult time with the love scene than I did. Overall, I rate it ad one of the best movies I have seen in the first 9 months of 2019!!!
