Video review: 'Rocketman' offers a real trip

August 23, 2019 at 12:30PM
Taron Egerton as Elton John in Rocketman from Paramount Pictures.
Taron Egerton as Elton John in “Rocketman.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

'Rocketman' offers a real trip

When director Dexter Fletcher said he was going from the Queen story "Bohemian Rhapsody" to the Elton John bioflick "Rocketman" (⋆⋆⋆; R), it sounded like just another summer rerun. But aside from focusing on a flamboyant pop superstar, the two pictures are not at all alike. Star Taron Egerton so impressed John that the two of them have performed on stage together. The movie takes a surrealistic hop, skip and a jump through the singer's career, almost defying the viewer to keep up.

Jeff Strickler

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