Bohemian Rhapsody WILL rock you!

Rating: 10/10 (4 November 2018)

I came of age in the 80's, so I caught the tail of Queen's career (Another One Bites the Dust, We Will Rock You, etc.) But I really became interested in the rest of their catalog after seeing Wayne's World. I went to see the movie because I figured this was close as I would get to seeing Queen perform live.
This movie had me feeling as if I was born a decade too late. I LOVED seeing them come up with the their different hits, I loved learning about the other band members (who knew they were so smart?!?!), I loved how committed they were to one another.
The performances were excellent. Rami Malek embodied Freddie Mercury to such a degree that at times I thought it could have BEEN Freddy Mercury! That strut! That stage prescence! He killed it!
And the music?! If you are considering this movie, you already know about the music. My audience was dry. I couldn't believe they could sit stone still and not even nod their heads while the songs were playing! Personally, I was jammin'! They may have been still, but they did applaude at the end.
The movie itself wasn't sad, but I found myself moved to tears, though I'm not exactly sure why. Maybe because I never got to see Queen perform live.