Was Freddie Mercury really this creepy?

Rating: 6/10 (18 March 2019)

I know very little about Queen so I'm not fussed about the 'inaccuracies in timelines'. I'm just a little disturbed that Freddie Mercury is portrayed as a completely self-obsessed, selfish, self-destructive person while the other 3 band members literally stand by for the first half of the movie smirking / giving hammy reaction shots. We get it, the casting director did a good job of picking actors who look a lot like the band members (except Mercury himself, which is a pity, but Malek tries super hard to embody him). Anyway, this film gave me a better appreciation for their music experimentation and passion for creativity, and that I can respect.