So I was dragged along to this by Fräulein Pepys, without much prior knowledge and the expectation of a meat'n'potatoes rock biopic.
But I was really surprised how much I enjoyed this. It's part biopic, part musical and part surrealist fantasy. There's no chronology musically and the songs are chosen randomly to fit the narrative. And its alternating moments of absurdity and poignancy seem really appropriate for a subject like Elton John.
Taron Egerton is terrific though. Actually, pretty much everyone's on top of their game. I really recommend seeing this.
But I was really surprised how much I enjoyed this. It's part biopic, part musical and part surrealist fantasy. There's no chronology musically and the songs are chosen randomly to fit the narrative. And its alternating moments of absurdity and poignancy seem really appropriate for a subject like Elton John.
Taron Egerton is terrific though. Actually, pretty much everyone's on top of their game. I really recommend seeing this.
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