Watered down

Rating: 5/10 (9 December 2018)

For a film portraying a band as wild as Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody plays itself to safe for its own good.
Bohemian Rhapsody is a roller-coaster of a film, at times being a painfully low key and factually incorrect drama and at others redeeming itself with its recreations of classical Queen concerts (especially Live Aid). Another play it safe issue is the films focus on Queens biggest songs and the lack of focus on less popular songs. In terms of Queen as a band the film focuses itself mostly on Freddie Mercury but still manages to make his private life and personal issues seem glossed over and rushed thanks to horrible pacing and unfavourable writing. Speaking of Freddie Mercury or Rami Malek in this case, he was phenomenal. Other than that there was nothing particularly breath-taking, nor was there anything arousingly pitiful.
On the contrary Bohemian Rhapsody isn't a bad film. It does just enough to entertain general audiences and fans of Queen although it doesn't properly function as a drama.
Final Grade: 5/10