Excellent performance by Malik in a mediocre and shallow pander

Rating: 6/10 (18 February 2019)

It is clear that remaining members of the band had total creative control of this movie. It never really dives into the evolution of the music and there is very little character development. It is down to the superb performance of Rami Malek to let us glimpse a little of what could have been. The movie pulls on all the punches. There is barely a controversial character and the villain is figuratively shoved down our throats in a manner of speaking.
Being a Queen fan of decades, I found myself watching a summary of the band's portfolio rather than ansight. If you have seen the excellent documentary "Days of our Lives" then you are in for a dull couple of hours really. But still watchable just to see Mailk shine.