Infectious

Rating: 9/10 (15 November 2018)

If there's one word to describe this film, it's infectious. I couldn't help but find myself bouncing up and down to We Will Rock You, humming along to Radio Gaga, and tearing up hearing We Are The Champions. If you're a fan of Queen going in, there's no doubt in my mind you will enjoy yourself. I think where people are finding flaws with the film are in that it doesn't break any molds or cliches in terms of musical biopics, nor does it particularly follow the story of Queen factually. But really, what movie does? Rami Malek is a brilliantly charismatic Freddie Mercury and the direction here is visceral, even if it does get messy a bit at times. This may be a paint by numbers biopic in terms of structure, but it's an absolutely thrilling watch with a concert like atmosphere. Fantastic.
9.0/10