Elton John: Never Too Late

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Elton John: Never Too Late

PG-13

Released Nov 15

1h 42m

Biography

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"Elton John: Never Too Late" follows Elton John as he looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, intimate and uplifting full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton takes us back in time to recount the extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows of his early years and how he overcame adversity, abuse and addiction to become the icon he is today.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It is not the same as the 1997 touring documentary, Tantrums and Tiaras, directed by Furnish, which gave a sharper view of Elton John’s temper and the nervous energy of his creativity. But there is, as ever, pleasure and awe in hearing his great songs.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 13, 2024

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Less a complete statement than an assortment of loosely grouped notions and materials, held together by the subject's incandescent music and the quiet forcefulness of his personality.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 16, 2024

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Steve Pond

TheWrap

The movie celebrates Elton John.

Oct 15, 2024

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Dónal Lynch

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

To succeed this film would have needed a new reveal about Elton’s life, a bit more of the rare live clips in long form or a few more flashes of that famous petulance to offset the airless control of the whole project.

Dec 17, 2024

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics

If you’re a huge Elton John fan, this film will be worth watching, but anyone else is going to find it too basic and too much.

Dec 13, 2024

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Elton John: Never Too Late leaves fans wanting more but the documentary gives audiences an intimate look into the highs and lows of his early life and career.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 13, 2024

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Tom B

Fascinating bio pic of Sir Elton John. As a child of the late 60s & 70s, I enjoyed this immensely.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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Janet

Love anything Elton John - It met all my expectations

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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Les N

Interesting if a little self indulgent. Everybody has problems....everybody!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/24

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Audience Member

Another arrogant rich elite

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Helgi B

The first years of Elton's career are decently documented. But in this film it seems Elton just disappeared in the late 1970's and didn't reappear until a few years ago. So for forty or fifty years he simply did not exist?! There is no mention of his rehab, of his comeback in the 1980's, of his marriage to Renate Blauel, of his success writing songs for The Lion King, of his knighthood, of his second comeback with the album "Songs From The West Coast", of his collaborations with other artists (except John Lennon)... and so on, which makes this documentary flawed, to say the least. His husband, David Furnish, is one of the producers; perhaps that explains a lot! Furthermore, his bandmates, Nigel Olsson, Davey Johnstone and Dee Murray, don't get the credit they deserve. I'm sorry, but this is not an honest biography. I hope someone will have the guts to tell the whole of Elton's story - not just the saleable parts of it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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"Elton John: Never Too Late" follows Elton John as he looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, intimate and uplifting full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton takes us back in time to recount the extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows of his early years and how he overcame adversity, abuse and addiction to become the icon he is today.

Director: R.J. Cutler, David Furnish
Producer: R.J. Cutler, David Furnish, Trevor Smith
Distributor: Disney+
Production Co: Rocket Entertainment, This Machine Filmworks
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Biography, Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 15, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2024
Runtime: 1h 42m

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