A film with two leading actors

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2019)

Objectively the film was pretty good. Good story telling (well, it's almost a documentary), good visuals. But nothing super outstanding.
Until you put in the lead actor - the music of Queen. Queen's music is already awesome but in the context of this film it takes on a persona of its own and transforms the movie from pretty good to greatness.
Then you add in the second lead actor - Rami Malek. The descriptions you've read are wrong - he doesn't "play" Freddie Mercury - he IS Freddy Mercury. I'm someone who's watched Freddie on TV - unless the camera moves in for a facial close-up Malek is indistinguishable from Freddy Mercury. It's not acting, he's pretty much a doppleganger. Even if you don't care much for the movie, Queen's music (how dare you!) or any other thing, just watch to see a pinnacle of acting