Elton John biopic 'Rocketman' takes the Cannes film festival by storm, with the warts-and-all movie about his wild rock 'n' roll years wowing critics
British singer-songwriter Elton John arrives for the screening of the film"Rocketman" at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 16, 2019.
With some critics saying it was among the most searingly honest biopic in years, Variety's Stuart Oldham tweeted minutes after the end that "Rocketman is fantastic, a musical drama that hits all the right notes, especially the sad ones." "A piano will be hidden behind the curtain," he told reporters, with the star also rumoured to perform at a private party afterwards in the French Riviera resort.Wearing a dark suit with "Rocket Man" written in silver sequins on the back, he wiped away a tear under his heart-shaped sequined sun glasses as the lights went down in the cinema for the film to begin.
Although the film is also directed by Dexter Fletcher – who was drafted in to save the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" – and has a thumping jukebox soundtrack, the parallels end there, the filmmaker insisted.
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