They finally stuck Rocketman OnDemand for a week and I grabbed it so we could finish watching it.
We had seen the first 58 minutes before the tape ended last week. This picks up as Elton John's meteoric rise to stardom begins and covers his sold out shows, his drug and alcoholism and his self-destructive personality, which resulted in at least one suicide attempt.
But it also covers his treatment (Betty Ford Center??) and recovery and, in notes at the end, accompanied by pictures of the real Elton John, a summary of all he has done since sobriety (28 years when the movie was made), his marriage, his sons, etc.
I probably would have appreciated the film more if I had been a hard core Elton John fan, but I thoroughly enjoyed it anyway and am glad to have seen it.
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