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Rocketman
Directed by
Dexter Fletcher
Produced by Matthew Vaughn, Adam Bohling, David Reid, and David Furnish
Written by Lee Hall
Produced by Matthew Vaughn, Adam Bohling, David Reid, and David Furnish
Written by Lee Hall
With:
Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Gemma Jones, Steven Mackintosh, and Tom Bennett
Cinematography:
George Richmond
Editing: Chris Dickens
Music: Matthew Margeson
Editing: Chris Dickens
Music: Matthew Margeson
Runtime:
121 min
Release Date: 31 May 2019
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 31 May 2019
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Elton John’s emotional journey, more than his life story, is expressed as a laundry list of rock biopic tropes fused together in a fever dream of repetitive, incomplete scenes. The jukebox musical approach makes it palatable (for a while) but doesn't do the songs any favors.
Elton John’s emotional journey, more than his life story, is expressed as a laundry list of rock biopic tropes fused together in a fever dream of repetitive, incomplete scenes. The jukebox musical approach makes it palatable (for a while) but doesn't do the songs any favors.