Another great bio-pic, worthy of Mercury himself

Rating: 8/10 (29 October 2018)

I feel like this film should have been called Mercury or Queen, or something else like that; Bohemian Rhapsody is their magnum opus so it fits I guess.
I wish I had seen this movie in a sold out cinema, cause there are so many moments in this film where the whole audience would erupt into song. I loved this film. Even though Sacha Baron Cohen would have been great as Freddy Mercury, I feel like he would have felt too much like Bruno in the role, so I'm glad we have Rami Malek instead, who straight up owns the role. I buy him completely as Freddy Mercury, great performance. The actors, sets, directing and the music are all top notch. The ending LiveAid concert is up there now with my top film moments of all time. So much energy and emotion.
The film is of course based on Freddy Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, and his early years with the other members of the band, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor, leading up to their performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert
Rami Malek brings so much life to the role of Freddy. The movie doesn't strive away from the darker side of Freddy's personal life, such as his relationship with Mary Austin and his strained family life, along with him coming to terms with his sexuality. It was all very well handled. Even though there are historical inaccuracies throughout, you're able to look past them as everything else is so perfect. Another amazing thing is how every concert and performance is very well re-created, and Rami Malek sells every performance. At no point was I checking my watch, which is amazing since the film is over 2 hours long. I loved every second of it, something I haven't said about many films that came out this year.
Give it a see while you can.