Powerful But Tame

Rating: 8/10 (8 November 2018)

If you're a Rock/Metal "know it all", it might bug you for it's inaccuracies for some real time events. Now, if you're an ordinary fan, this is the right movie for you, because it gives you a big "greatest hits" music video. Its powerful, it has impact, and it explores Freddie's darkness, albeit incompletely and safely. That being said, there is around 40 minutes of scenes that didn't make it to the theaters, which would have increased the quality of the movie. But, it would've made the movie longer, and thats a no-no in the industry today for a blockbuster. The actors were cast well, and the performances were positive, with Malek doing the best job. So, what is wrong with the movie? Well, nothing, really. It is perfect for what it is supposed to be, a 12+ rated movie for a hard-rock band which had its greatest moments in times when everything was being exposed and experimented. How about a Black Sabbath movie? I doubt they would pacify Osbournes, him being most controversial, and Iommis, Butlers and Wards abuse of different drugs, alcohol, women, and imagery of the occult. Freddie was a big hedonist, maybe the biggest of all rock stars. You can't do that if its a 12+ movie. He is a Pop Icon, not in a musical, but in a celebrity sense, and if you give this darkness to his fan base, which are mostly interested in its extroverted side, that R rated movie you'll be making will not get far on the box office list. The critics will like it, but not so much the fans. So, I'll be on the lookout for a different movie, an R rated one, for the darker side of Mercury. Again, this movie does its job perfectly for what it is, nobody can deny it, but, I can only wonder what S. B. Cohens Freddie/Queen project would've looked like.