Much more than 'that' song.

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2019)

It's an interesting backstory to the formation of 'Queen', but, as a quick 'search' will show, the build-up has flaws and is not, perhaps as accurate as it could have been, as if the memory/legacy of Freddie Mercury is somehow to be protected. Nevertheless Malek does a great job of capturing the 'esssence' of Mercury.
The whole 'Queen' ensemble in the film do a great job of representing May, Deacon & Taylor, the dynamic between them, even in the dark moments is superb to watch. Tom Hollander, likewise is excellent in his scenes.
The film uses their 'Live Aid' performance as its anchor and the effort, energy, respect and attention to detail that went into this scene alone is worth watching the whole film for. I was luck enough to be there (wayyyyyy at the back!!!!) so I confess I watched this the first couple of times alone and through VERY watery eyes.... I recommend you go on YouTube and search for the Queen Live Aid split screen 'film vs. reality' download. 'nuff said! DAYYYYYYYYYYYY-OH!