Long Live...QUEEN!!!

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2018)

I rarely write reviews but having waited patiently for this movie for many, many years, then to see critics besmirch it, I had to set the record straight, so to speak! I am a HUGE Queen fan from childhood and have read several books, tons of articles, and watched many documentaries and videos on Queen and Freddie Mercury. I saw Bohemian Rhapsody on opening night in FL with a group of friends and thoroughly enjoyed it! My brother & his whole family also happened to see it that very same night in NJ! Then, a week later, I took my mother to see the movie as she wanted to experience her children and grandchildren's favorite band on the big screen. It was definitely better the 2nd time around! I got so much more out of it, not worrying about how historically accurate the movie was or how much the actors resembled their real life personas. I just truly enjoyed the story line, the actors themselves, the flow of the film, and most of all, the incredible music filling my ears in that theater!! I heard so many more great lines and caught playful visual nuances in the film that I had previously missed before due to laughter, talking, or some other distraction. Ironically, both my brother and I were at that very same Madison Square concert, 7th row center, which was highlighted in the movie!! We remember Freddie's showmanship and many stage antics that were presented in the film. Thank you for making such a fitting tribute to one of the World's Greatest Bands and Best Singers EVER!!! Freddie would be so proud!!
"When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance"...the late, great Freddie Mercury