Like Queen's music, critics might not like it, but don't let that influence you

Rating: 9/10 (25 November 2018)

I knew before watching this movie that critics had turned up their noses on this movie so admittedly I didn't have high expectations, but I am glad to say I was pleasantly surprised. There was never a dull moment in this movie and the recreation of the 70's and 80's era felt incredibly realistic. Also, the actors playing Queen look spookingly realistic to the extent that for a moment I even thought that it was not an actor playing Brian May, but Brian May himself. Also the actor playing John Deacon looked incredibly similar to the original John Deacon and his acting made the illusion seem even more real. John Taylor also looked very similar. Actually, I think that Rami Malek was the one who looked the least like the original.
On top of this the music was great and the scenes showing the story how the music was created was very entertaining. It was fun to see the band dynamics.
So, perhaps this movie is not heavy or highly intellectual, but a movie is also supposed to be fun and captivating. It provided an interesting historic look into the past and gave some interesting background perspective to Freddie, Queen and the times back then. You can say, like Queen's music, it might not be highbrow, but it's pretty fun and catchy. I am glad I watched this movie