REVIEW: When you hear the title of this film, well you would think it’s either a space movie or a film about Elton John, but I would have to say it’s much more than that. Its really a story about friendship. Lifelong friendship at that. In my personal opinion, Elton John is the most iconic Artist of all time. Try arguing with me and I promise you wont win. But the thing is, there would be no Elton John without Bernie Taupin. And so, this film is really about love. In the words of Taupin himself, “Our relationship has always been something that I don’t think anybody can truly define… I don’t think anybody will ever understand it 100 percent, no matter what is said or done or shown or presented… but I think it’s quite extraordinary.”

If you enjoyed Bohemian Rhapsody, I believe you will also enjoy Rocketman. But, where Bohemian Rhapsody was a bio pic with lots of music, this is a true musical. As Cine Marcos said, although he preferred Bohemian Rhapsody, Taron Egerton as Elton John blew Rami Malek out of the water. Yes, this is a musical but it beautifully tells Elton John’s life story warts and all.

When the film begins, you might think you’ve just been privy to someone’s psychedelic acid trip. We find Elton dropping into a therapy session, big red sequined wings and all! But you wouldn’t expect anything less flamboyant from him. He takes us to the very beginning, when he was just Reggie Dwight, a little boy who just needed love. Reggie was painfully shy but what many may not know is that he was a musical prodigy. Eventually, he answered an ad soliciting songwriters at the very same time that his future lifetime writing partner Bernie did and as luck would have it, they were paired without even meeting. When the two finally did meet, they became immediate friends and music history was made.

This movie will take you through the ups and many downs of Elton’s life via the amazing songs that these two wrote together through their 50 years of collaboration. Like Freddy Mercury, Elton fell into the call of drugs, sex and rock n roll and was taken advantage of by those he thought loved him but we are blessed that in the end, he not only survived but thrived and is still making amazing music.

Cine Marcos, was saying that we will probably see an Elvis and or a Michael Jackson movie next. The difference is that we still have this great icon around to tell the story. The cast is amazing. I was very surprised and pleased with Bryce Dallas Howard’s performance as Elton’s mother Sheila. Who knew she could do a middle-class British accent so well? Richard Madden did an amazing job playing John Reid, Elton’s one-time lover and business manager. So much so that I hated him by the end of the film. Jamie Bell as Bernie Taupin, was as you would imagine, great. You truly felt that genuine love and lifelong brotherhood that Elton and Bernie share to this day through his performance. If you are a fan of musicals, this is a modern-day beauty. If you love Elton John as much as I do (I know all his songs by heart), you have to see this film. It’s a life told through song and that alone makes this movie original and enjoyable.