Wonderful

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2019)

I don't particularly like Queen's music, anthemic though it might be to someone of my generation. My wife suggested going so I went along, not expecting much. It turned out to be one of the best films I have seen in a long time. I was fascinated by the band's back story, thrilled by Rami Malek's characterisation, and impressed by the modesty that the rest of the band showed in allowing the film to be made in such a Freddie Mercury reverential way. By the end, which seemed to come far too quickly, I felt spiritually uplifted and somewhat in awe of both Freddie and Rami. A superb film. I'm not sure now why I didn't give it 10.