You almost believe it's Freddie

Rating: 9/10 (8 August 2019)

I'd like to say I was a Queen fan from day one but it wasn't until the second album I clicked on to how good they were.
I waited a long time for this, even when Sascha Baron Cohen was rumoured to be playing Freddie, never was a fan of SBC but perhaps he would have played the part well, we'll never know.
Rami Malek richly deserved the Oscar, I almost believed he was Freddie, he must have studied hours of film of the man, the voice the mannerisms, the whole package. Also hats off to Gwilym Lee ( Brian May ) and Ben Hardy, who has shaken off his EastEnders tag as Roger Taylor, sadly not enough of Joseph Mazzello as John Deacon but then JD was always the quiet one but I could see he was really able to play the bass.
The only gripe I have, hence one star off, is that some of the music didn't fit the period. The worst being 'Fat Bottom Girls' being featured on their first US tour when it came from the 'Jazz' album years later. Sure there was a lot of condensing but you can't cram an over 15 year career into 2 hours just watch it for what it is, a tribute to a man and a band who were like no other. It only goes to show what a tragic loss he was to the world of rock music, there will never be anyone else like him.