Loved Queen, Hated This Amateurish Ham Handed Movie.

Rating: 1/10 (11 February 2019)

Whether you like Queen or not, this is one terrible film. It is so bad in so many ways. The actor who plays Freddy, has two things right. Freddy's posh accent and his teeth. Maybe Freddy was not very bright, but he was as charming as he was talented and he was a gymnast on stage. I have enjoyed Malek's work in other movies but his characterisation of Mercury makes him look like a cross eyed vampire ( the teeth thing). On the concert stage Rami just looks awful. Mainy times in this film you are actually embarrassed for his Freddy. In fact some may find Rami Malek's portrayal insulting to Freddy's memory.
So, you might think never mind, just go for the music, and that never really happens. We only get silly, little carelessly selected snippets of the music of Queen. You rarely get to sit back and enjoy the band.
The writing is just putrid bad. Long periods of clumsy sentimental nothingness, and then a little bit about the band.
Save yourself the time and money. Go for one of the documentaries on Queen that have been popped out recently.
Just saying this because I am surprised a bush effort like this is so largely praised. This time the critics were right.