Ending made me Cry!!!! Hopefully this is a return to more gritty cinema...

Rating: 8/10 (12 November 2018)

Not sure where to begin but after writing this review I will be watching this movie a second time.
The first thing that really impressed me was how realistic the acting is. Damn. It really does make you feel like you are actually hanging out with the real Freddie Mercury for 2 hours! I know it's just Rami Malek,but damn his portrayal is just too spot on. Also Gwilym Lee as Brian May is just too good. I kept thinking "WTF!? Did they get a clone to play Brain May!?!?" He looks exactly like a clone of Brian May,it's not even funny,uncanny and eerie even. The whole band is portayed to the tee. I love how Roger Taylor is kind of like the comic relief here. This movie is not a comedy though,imo it's definitely a drama.
Again the acting is really solid,and probably the best I've seen in years. Lucy Boynton is very good too as Mary Austin. The only problem I have is with the wrong chronology of when the hit songs were released. The albums Queen II and Flash Gordon are totally ignored. "Fat Bottomed Girls" did NOT comeout before "We Will Rock You",nor did the latter come out during the The Game era as they say here,but that doesn't really take away from the powerful performances of the acting. That's how solid the acting in this movie is. I was actually quite surprised how serious Mike Myers' role is in this also. Especially after reading a bad review in the newspaper, I was expecting he was gonna be like the comic relief but really wasn't. This is not his first dramatic role though either. Mike Myers was in that movie Studio 54 and that definitely was no comedy,and again neither is this film.
There are other small inconsistancies I find within the film(such as the accounts with Freddie's sexuality),but they are small and don't ruin the overall performance,and it tells the story of Freddie Mercury quite well and to the point. I kept thinking to myself "OMG...this scene...did this actually happen? Did that actually happen?" ...That's how good the acting is imo. Honestly it made me also feel like it's a throwback to 70's cinema.
The ending actually reminds me of Rocky, no joke. The way they build it up to that final moment at Live Aid is something. How this bucktoothed lonely mega talented outsider from a poor family went from total obscurity, to commanding that whole stage on Live Aid like a f-cking boss, just makes me think of Rocky for some reason. Lucy Boynton at the end reminds me of Talia Shire's performance in Rocky as well. that whole build up towards the end just made me cry I can't help it lol. It very might be one of the greatest endings ever committed to film!! Watching it again and again.