Entertaining but a bit thin

Rating: 7/10 (28 January 2019)

The cast really carried this movie on their shoulders, let's just get that out of the way to begin with. Rami Malek seemed a bit uncomfortable with the fake teeth, but his delivery was flawless, especially on stage. The storytelling was pretty good, although there was never any suspense or really sensitive moments, not even concerning Freddie's diagnosis.
What I missed was first of all a more in-depth view of the initial struggle before the band broke through into stardom. After Freddie met the other guys and made one gig, the story leaps past all that and suddenly they are wanted by EMI. I also thought it was a pity that the movie ended right after the Live Aid show, so we never got to see Freddie succumb to his illness. It wouldn't have to be a long drawn out thing, but skipping it made movie feel incomplete to me.