Reel Film Nerds

It’s Wednesday and that means another incredible episode of the Reel Film Nerds podcast is gracing this earth, you’re welcome.  Today Mike Talent and Matt discuss the latest music biopic based on the life of Elton John, Rocketman.  Matt starts out super off topic about attending the 9th annual local Prescott beer fest Party in the Pines. More bonus topics include what is normal, Bohemian Rhapsody, and do you have to be broken to be rich and famous. Rocketman is a great film that attempts to be something different than your typical music biopic.  It is very depressing at times but extremely colorful as well. The acting is incredible especially from Taron Egerton and Jamie Bell.  Their chemistry together is remarkable.  The music was great, the sets were big and beautiful, and the costumes are award winning especially with how accurate they are.  Rocketman is not a perfect film by any measure it still falls into the same old formula of your typical biopic but the director, writer, and producers really did try