Directed by Dexter Fletcher<\/a> and starring Taron Egerton<\/a> as Sir Elton, the film chronicles the singer\u2019s life from his time as a child in England, to his musical super-stardom and the struggles it brought, all the way to his fall from grace and stint in rehab. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s a bit strange because the film plays around with historical accuracies in John\u2019s life, especially the chronological order of events. This has been compounded with the fact that the film is marketed as a musical fantasy, showing that the meddling of facts was intentional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The film features several songs that are played out of order from when they were composed. It completely ignores John\u2019s first engagement to Linda Woodrow<\/a> in the late 60’s as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, the film ends with John in rehab and finally reuniting with songwriting collaborator Bernie Taupin<\/a> after a long falling out, and wraps a nice little bow on the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This ignores the fact that John didn\u2019t enter rehab until 1990, or that \u201cI\u2019m Still Standing,\u201d the triumphant number that closes the film, was already released in 1983 and that John and Taupin\u2019s falling out only lasted from 1977 to 1979. This is the Elton John biopic that the artist wanted you to see, told in the way that he remembers it, and I can appreciate that it owns up to this in its marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Rocketman-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C651\")
<\/p>\n\n\n\n