Last night, I decided to watch the movie, "Rocket Man". I have to say that it was a bit disappointing for a couple of reasons. First of all, (and leave it to Hollywood to ruin a perfectly great potential true biography) the ridiculous fantasy scenes were a bit too much, it was more like a musical with other people (cast members) singing his songs, AND the historical inaccuracies drove me crazy. For example, the song, "Tiny Dancer" which in real life was written by Bernie Taupin (Elton's lifetime song writing partner) about his first wife ("L.A. lady" and "seamstress for the band") made it appear that the song was about a young groupie black woman instead of his actual wife. Another example is his suicide attempt which had nothing to do with jumping into a pool high as a kite! LOTS of liberties that Hollywood is known for taking. 😒
That being said, the actor/singer, Taron Egerton, who portrayed Elton John was actually an extremely good vocalist and, for me, the best part of this movie.
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