Like an atom bomb

Rating: 9/10 (2 December 2018)

Finally mustered up the nerve to watch Bohemian Rhapsody. Here's my 50 pence.
Like all the greatest virtuosos - of our time and times past - Freddie left this world way before we were ready to let him go; leaving millions devastated in his wake, even now, 27 years later.
To quote Shakespeare 'Violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die like fire and powder' and so on.
As a 90s baby, I obviously never had the chance to see Queen (live and in the flesh) but I can honestly say I'm not-sad about that. Reaching the climax of his life, at the height of his greatness, immortalised Freddie and that was the universe's ultimate gift to the man (and his fans) who gave music (and the world) so much; granting him God-like status, in my eyes, if you will.
This film is a treat for true Queen fans. An utterly stunning and succinct viewpoint of a frustrating but beloved, eccentric and compassionate man; and those who tolerated his madness. I'm grateful for the faultless cast, for those who were able to tell this chronicle with such fervour and delighted that the story - of the enigma that was Freddie Mercury - can, deservedly, continue to live on for generations to come.
An absolutely touching tale of a true misfit, an underdog who recklessly believed in their dream.