Rating: PG-13 | Runtime: 102 minutes
Release Date: November 15th, 2024 (USA)
Studio: Disney+
Director(s): R.J. Cutler & David Furnish

I love people who think about tomorrow rather than yesterday.

As subject-on-subject puff documentaries go (Elton John’s husband David Furnish co-directs with R.J. Cutler and captions himself as “manager” rather than “spouse” when first appearing on-screen), this was pretty good. I give all credit to John for truly understanding the collaborative nature of his art and embracing the honesty necessary to grow. A true inspirational icon.

I loved the John Lennon portion. Loved the artifact porn nature of the whole with notes, covers, and headlines animated for kinetic visual energy. Loved the fact that Elton is such an upright guy that he never got too big to stop appreciating Bernie Taupin or to alienate a backing band that stuck with him despite the show being a solo act on paper.

The reason I watched it, though, (besides always being an Elton John fan) was the Oscar nomination for Best Song. My verdict on that: Meh. I’m guessing the voters nominated him rather than it.

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Elton takes a moment to enjoy his final concert tour performance at Dodger Stadium on November 20, 2022. (This Machine).