Queen!...Is Crowned!

Rating: 9/10 (27 February 2019)

WOW!!
Now I could just leave it at that, because this movie is just WOW! I can not fault it, in any way shape or form!
Now perhaps I am bias because all my life I have been a Queen fan & I absolutely ADORED the multi talented GENIUS who was Freddie Mercury ( May God rest his beautiful soul x) & my own heart absolutely shattered when he died in 1991 age just 46 (I was in my early 20's) the day I felt British music died, also...Yet....Here was my beloved Queen & Freddie recreated in a movie that is masterful, awesome & verging on cinematic perfection!
I was actually dreading seeing a "Queen" film, because I did not want to see my favorite band & singer sacrificed on the high altar of PC like almost ALL movies are today, with heavy liberal political agenda. However, I do believe the input from the remaining band members save it from this terrible fate. This movie tells the story of Queen & it does exactly what it says on the tin!
Rami Malek becomes genius showman Freddie & the chemistry between Malek & the rest of the cast is electric. Lucy Boynton is lovely as Mary Austin (Mary is sidelined by many Mercury fans who see him only as a gay icon) so I am glad she was included because she was a big part of his life. I also like how the many aspects of Freddies life were woven into the movie, like his wild parties, his relationship with Jim Hutton, his bust ups with the rest of the band on the direction of Queen because Freddie had very eclectic musical tastes like opera & dance music. Freddies AIDS diagnosis was handled tactfully & sensitively & had me in tears, but it also shows Freddies resilience to carry on & "Punch a whole in the sky" & the Live Aid sequence is almost identical to the real one. Pure Perfection!
Overall this movie is well paced with good editing, costumes & direction. & It tells the true story of one of the greatest rock bands in British history. There is humor that is typically British, with irony & has a real feel of the essence of the 70's & 80's that puts the viewer in a virtual time machine! (trust me. This was the era I grew up in!)
Simply put this movie IS Queen, & the magic we lost when Freddie died is now celebrated in the form of a movie... Bohemian Rhapsody IS that movie, & the music of Queen will live forever!