Rocketman's Cannes premiere wows critics as they heap praise on lead actor Taron Egerton

Rocketman premiered at Cannes on Thursday night, and wowed critics thanks Taron Egerton's performance and the film's candid portrayal of Elton John's rise to fame. Rocketman's Cannes premiere on Thursday wowed critics with its candid portrayal of Elton John's rise to fame as they heaped praise on lead actor Taron Egerton Daily Mail's Brian Viner gushed about the production, as he wrote: 'This is an intoxicating musical, which brilliantly uses Elton’s songs to convey the thrilling ups and precipitous downs of his life. Impressed: David Rooney gushed about Taron's take on Elton in the film, for his review in The Hollywood Reporter, as he called the actor the 'driving force of the film' Striking: Peter Debruge of Variety said musicians 'should be so lucky as to have someone as casually adorable as Egerton play them' Time Out's Philip De Semlyen opened his review by giving credit to director Dexter Fletcher, who was drafted in to finish off last year's Queen biopic after Bryan Singer was fired from the role, as he said Dexter: 'really comes of age as a filmmaker here, that any thoughts of Bohemian Rhapsody fade away in the first few minutes.' High praise indeed: Time Out 's Philip De Semlyen opened his review by giving credit to director Dexter Fletcher, as he said he: 'really comes of age as a filmmaker here' Wonderful portrayal: Tim Grierson of Screen Daily complimented Taron's performance, as he wrote that 'Egerton nails the singer’s cocky vocal cadences and onstage theatrics' 'Not because he’s an especially strong actor but because even with various unflattering wigs and a gap-toothed bridge, Egerton has a hard time looking dumpy.'