A conventional, and largely superficial, biopic of Queen front man Freddie Mercury, from the founding of the band through to their big scene at Live Aid in 1985. Mercury is a natural subject for drama, but this treatment edges too much towards the hagiographic, skipping lightly over the darker aspects of his character. However there's no faulting Rami Malek's flamboyant performance of the outré Mr Mercury which gives us his full exuberance. The other band members are sketched in with the lightest of brushes, but it's sometimes hard to believe that Gwilym Lee isn't the real Brian May so perfect is his take on the guitarist.
The final fifteen minutes are dedicated to that now legendary Live Aid showing, and added little to the movie. Indeed the whole thing could have benefited from losing a good twenty minutes or more in the edit.
Fun, but best for the Queen devotees really.
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