This movie left a bad taste in my mouth

Rating: 5/10 (15 February 2019)

There is something quite odd about this movie. Rami Malek did a great job, however the movie seems to focus a lot on signature songs, but not what was behind these songs - what were the inspirations? A lot of focus on Freddies' wife, which was interesting, but it felt like the film was obligated to touch on a couple of songs which happened to turn into hits. No real focus on the making of key albums (and there were many) or real character development of the other Queen members. Freddie is frequently seen moping around his empty house - which just seems to paint quite a shallow picture of a "loneyl gay guy" when surely he was more than that. What about expanding on his solo career? Or the times he spent in Berlin where he obviously got sick. The worst part was the Live Aid concert at the end, which was treated in the same way as a big climax in a hollywood blockbuster. It felt a bit shiny & fake to me, the way they were performing and all who knew Freddie were watching his performance with adoration, obviously thinikng something like "wow, he has AIDS, but he's doing SOOOO well!" but of course, only a few people knew he had AIDS at that point. Its a good film for telling a story thats neer been told. But it could have been done with a bit more authenticity and heart in my view.