Bohemian Rhapsody (Movie 2018)

Killer Queen! Bohemian Rhapsody turned out to be a true celebration of the late Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon who made the legendary rock band Queen. Casting in this film was superb. When there was talk this story would be made I was nervous over some possible choices to play Freddie. I am so grateful it eventually came to Rami Malek (Mr. Robot). Rami came on the screen and reminded all of us what a tremendous performer and talent Freddie Mercury was. Malek was very convincing even in the quieter moments. This is definitely an Oscar worthy performance. Gwilym Lee (Midsomer Murders) was impressive as Brian May. If I didn't know better I would have thought it was Brian. You will hear some detractors say they don't show the real dark side to Freddie's life. It does get acknowledged but the movie doesn't get gritty. It was done with tact. Before he had come out as gay he did have a long term-relationship with Mary Austin and they always remained close.The dynamic between Freddie and Mary was moving. There are some glaring inaccuracies in Bohemian Rhapsody. One is the band didn't reunite for the Live Aid benefit concert that raised millions for relief of the Ethiopian famine in 1985. They had already played several shows a few months before the international live broadcast. But by far the biggest timeline problem is showing Freddie diagnosed with AIDS before Live Aid. According to his partner Jim Hutton, he was not diagnosed until April 1987. Despite these issues in the story this biopic of the band is amazing! I loved watching their creative process. It really was a group effort. Each one wrote songs. These four guys had a sense of humor with each other. They loved and respected one another. Being in the theater, hearing the music on that scale made me wish they'd take one of the Queen concerts and have it in the cinemas for a while. It would be the closest I could get to a Queen concert and that's how their music should be heard-big and loud!