Rocketman

It's Taron Egerton as Elton John who carries and sells the film -- often backwards and in platform heels. Wild as it may sound to approach such a mercurial and marvelous character with beautiful restraint, Egerton's performance is meticulously calibrated.

Really, on the basis of "Rocketman," you'd think Elton John never had a moment of fun.

"Rocketman" is far from a drama of introspection-and, unfortunately, Egerton's performance, as directed by Fletcher, doesn't add to the protagonist's inner life.

Rocketman has unusual dramatic heft for a jukebox musical, but that's a big curve on which to grade - the characters are still skin-deep.

Rocketman never quite finds the wild momentum its characters seem to chase around in all those musical numbers.

If you need somebody to recount the rise of a British rock god from pallid suburbia to the baroque extremes of fame, and to create a stir without causing too much of a fuss, Fletcher is your man.

It's a majestic ode to the beloved icon with directorial flair.

Glory and fame always come at a price [Full Review in Spanish]

In its music, drama, romance and fantasy, it never forgets the human side of the icon from which it's telling the story. Magnificent film. [Full review in Spanish]

Whatever Rocketman' s shortcomings, or its subject's, the film is an exhilarating ride and a reminder of why so much of Elton John's music is appealing and enduring.