Genre: Biographical
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy
Time: 134 minutes
This 2018 biographical film tells
the story of Freddie Mercury and his rise to international fame with the band
Queen, leading to their groundbreaking performance at Live Aid, in Wembley
Stadium.
I had a lot of apprehensions
before seeing this, considering a lot of the discussions about it over the last
few years. That being said, I am glad I saw it. Rami Malek manages to bring
Mercury back to life on screen. Malek manages to compensate for the ridiculous
teeth prosthetic he was saddled with by giving a great acting performance. The
rest of the cast was mostly good too, though the focus was clearly not on them.
This film is not without its faults.
The script and direction delivered a lot of clichés of the genre and the
filmmakers sure took a lot of poetic license, but, in the end, this is a
feel-good movie that made me want to listen to the music of Queen again. Kudos
for that.
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