You'll appreciate the greatness of Queen more than this movie

Rating: 5/10 (28 March 2019)

Pro:

You'll walk away with an even greater appreciation for the otherworldly talent of Queen as a band and the iconic songs for which they are known.

Con:

You'll find yourself wanting to know even more about the creative process behind those songs and wishing even more songs/albums had been featured(at least I did).

Pro:

In the more dramatic moments the movie chooses to go understated as opposed to overstated which was smart considering that I'm not entirely sold on the acting strength of the cast.

Con:

The entire performance comes off as sort of muted which may be a more accurate retelling but if you aren't really going to be wowed by the drama, then it goes back to the earlier point that the creative prowess of Queen should have taken center stage as opposed to the roller coaster life of Freddie Mercury.

Overall, this was more like a series of setpieces cobbled together to form neither a truly gripping dramatic story nor an enthralling biopic. It comes closer to the latter and had it pushed harder to be that, it might have been a much more memorable film.