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This is awful

posted 5 years ago by tanyalawrence (352)
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Finally got around to seeing this and it's really bad. The decision to get Taron Egerton to sing was a disaster. It was like Karaoke night. I'm an Elton John fan and wanted to hear him sing. Also most times one of his wonderful songs came on it was ruined. 2 out of 10 and I'm being generous.

[–] thesnowqueen17 (63) 5 years ago

Taron Egerton and the other cast members sing the songs due to the fact that this movie is a musical. If Taron just lip-synched, it wouldn't quite fit the musical style of the movie. I agree that his singing isn't as good as Elton's though and sometimes it made me cringe a little.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I thought it was great. I enjoyed Egerton's singing.

[–] jlam888 (629) 5 years ago

Does every movie have to have one of these threads?

[–] thesnowqueen17 (63) 5 years ago

Yes, apparently

[–] tanyalawrence (352) 5 years ago

You mean a site where people's opinions about movies are shared and discussed? Yes, clearly. Thanks for participatng.i

[–] CaseyRyback (80) 5 years ago

You wanted to hear Elton John sing? Were you also disappointed he didn't play himself in the movie? The point of a musical is that actors do the singing and while Egerton is a mediocre singer, his acting in this was phenomenal. Great film, exceeded my expectations, 8/10.