enjoyable, fun but not epic

Rating: 6/10 (5 November 2018)

Disclaimer: I am not a professional critic and my review is based on my personal point of view.
As a Queen and biopic fan, I was among those fans who waited months for this movie to come out. I was amazed by the trailers and somehow set a high expectation for this movie.
I have watched several biopics before and I am very well-thought when it comes to the accuracy and timeline of the plot. This movie is undeniably fun and enjoyable to watch with every scenes well put together with Queen's most iconic songs but it became a distraction to me when 90% of the characters are real life people but the contents are somewhat fictional.
Other than that, the plot is a bit rush-y. I wish they would make the story slightly raw. Everyone knows how intimate Mary Austin and Freddie Mercury's relationship was in the past, I find it disappointing that the film put aside the small detail to focus more on bigger details such as their path to fame. When Freddie told Mary Austin that he's actually a bisexual, I couldn't really connect to the actors' chemistry on screen as the film didn't fully emphasize on their relationship climate. With that being said, I was expecting to see more of the bandmates' personal life and struggles as an individual.
However, I was in tears during the Live Aid performance. I feel like during that very last scene was how everything comes together. The looks on every each of important people in Freddie's life gave me such an impact. The way they were seeing him reaching the peak of his career was a truly emotional and moving moment for me.
In conclusion, I would watch this movie again. I love how the they didn't cram everything at the same time in a way that the audiences would feel as if it's too much to take in. The dramatic events were kept at minimum level sand it turns out to be a movie that you don't have to glare at your wristwatch every 10 minutes asking yourself when will this end.