Elton John: Never Too Late review – thin portrait of a musical genius

Elton John: Never Too Late review – thin portrait of a musical genius

Toronto film festival: the superstar’s husband and documentarian RJ Cutler have assembled a documentary that benefits from access but provides a limited view

In November 2022, Elton John took the stage for a final rousing US performance at LA’s Dodgers Stadium. The show was part of the Candle in the Wind singer’s farewell tour, echoing his 1975 performance at the same venue when he sported the Dodgers uniform, but with sequins.

This time, John would wear a sequined Dodgers-style bathrobe as he said goodbye to a 50-year chart-topping career that hit the stratosphere in 1973 with the double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, when John was living through the highs of incredible fame and success but the lows of addiction and physical abuse.

Elton John: Never Too Late is screening at the Toronto film festival and will be available on Disney+ on 13 December

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