{"id":4571,"date":"2020-01-20T15:31:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T15:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.interestingauthors.com\/blog\/?p=4571"},"modified":"2021-01-25T14:13:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T20:13:37","slug":"review-rocketman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/reviews\/review-rocketman\/","title":{"rendered":"Review – Rocketman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I wish I knew why I didn’t enjoy Rocketman. I grew up with Elton John music. He was and still is one of the most bankable flamboyant acts ever. He certainly deserves to be call Sir Elton John<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Perhaps it is because this biopic was a biopic being done in the style of La La Land<\/a> (a movie I chose never to see based on its previews?)<\/p>\n

Perhaps it is because every studio now has to have their own rock biopic and it’s getting really (&)(*&)ing old just like kids videos asking celebrities to be prom dates? Bohemian Rhapsody<\/a> set the bar damned high. I suspect this is really it. Given the fact they were covering Elton John; I expected this to be a biopic done in the style and quality of Bohemian Rhapsody.<\/p>\n

Perhaps my being a straight man caused me to be turned off by the gay scenes? If that truly is the case it doesn’t explain the fact I have gay friends, own the Torchwood series<\/a> including Miracle Day<\/a> and loved Bohemian Rhapsody.<\/p>\n

Had Rocketman come out a year or two in front of Bohemian Rhapsody I would have given it at least one more star. The rules for a biopic are now well established as are the rules for a Western or insert-genre-here.<\/p>\n

For more movies to put on your rental lists please visit list one<\/a> and list two<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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