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‘Rocketman’ Sings, but Will It Soar?

We give our immediate reactions to ‘Rocketman,’ Dexter Fletcher’s Elton John biopic, starring Taron Egerton

By Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Paramount Pictures

We give our immediate reactions to Rocketman—Dexter Fletcher’s Elton John biopic, starring Taron Egerton. How is Egerton’s singing? How does the film handle John’s sexuality in comparison to a film like Bohemian Rhapsody? Is “Elton John is good” the first thing Sean and Amanda have ever agreed on?

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