THIS MOVIE WILL ROCK YOU! I loved it, loved it, loved it.

Rating: 10/10 (31 October 2018)

Update Dec 2018: Saw it again in the theater. Better the second time! Thank you Queen!
If you are a Queen fan, you will LOVE this movie. I really think the critic reviews are pretty harsh (..."somebody better put you back into your place!").
This movie is about Queen the band with a heavy emphasis on Freddie of course, but really about the band. I have been hearing that people are upset there wasn't more of an in-depth LGBTQ political statement about Freddie Mercury being gay and his AIDS experience. For me, this movie certainly is not that. There was a very raw and real sense of Freddie's early inability to be direct about the fact that he was gay and his heartbreaking relationship with Mary. It portrays how devastatingly lonely Freddie must have been dealing with his sexuality, being surrounded by people with dark intentions and the feeling of never really belonging.
I laughed (some very funny moments), cried (heartbreaking moments) and felt the pure elation you feel when you hear their music. The Live Aid performance alone will leave you feeling completely enraptured and uplifted. If you are my age and saw it all live in 1985 (!!) - your memory goosebumps will be right back there with you all over again.
Of course there are elements that are not 100% accurate (the timing of Freddie's disclosure to the band about his having AIDS), a lot of material glossed over (it would be *impossible* to cover this in 2 hours) and Rami looks so much like Mick Jagger in the earlier parts of Freddie's career it's a bit distracting -- but I say it again, the MOVIE WILL ROCK YOU! I loved it, loved it, loved it.
To the critics and cynics out there, Freddie/Queen have this to say to you:
"So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Oh baby, can't do this to me baby
Just gotta get out just gotta get right outta here
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Nothing really matters
Anyone can see
Nothing really matters nothing really matters to me
Anyway the wind blows"