“Bohemian Rhapsody” Directed by Bryan Singer (X-Men, Usual Suspects) screenplay by Anthony McCarten (theory of Everything, Darkest Hour) Story by Anthony McCarten & Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon & The Last King of Scotland) Starring Rami Malek (Short Term 12, The Master) Lucy Boynton (Sing Street, Miss Potter) Joseph Mozzello (Jurassic Park, The Social Network) & Mike Myers (Austin Powers, The Love Guru).
Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound. They reach unparalleled success, but in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Having suffered greatly without the collaboration of Queen, Freddie manages to reunite with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid. While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis, Freddie leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. Queen cements a legacy that continues to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.
Rami Malik is a star. Now don’t get me wrong this movie has been in development for a long long time and Sasha Baron Cohen was supposed to Star as Freddie Mercury but things fell apart. Rami Malik is not Rami Malik in this film he transforms himself into Freddie Mercury that it is absolutely amazing to witness. Right now for me the Oscar is his and it’s not even close although there are more movies to come. This film is remarkable and with all the problems it has had behind the scenes to get this finished product and that performance is absolutely astounding. Sasha Baron Cohen walked away from this film because he wanted to delve really deep into the darkness of Freddie but his family would not allow it. This movie does delve into that part of Freddie’s life and it is semi Dark but not too too dark.
The music in the film hits and my god the concert scenes are absolutely breathtaking. The movie is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination at some parts of the film it does feel a little hallmark esq. but not too much to the point it takes you out the film. Those hallmark made for vh1 moments are quickly drowned out with Malik’s performance and his storyline throughout the film. The music and performances of the film is enough to go see this and enjoy and learn more about Freddie.
Now to get to the controversy about the Director Brian Singer. There has been backlash which is why he was taken off the project and replaced as director but it is not the casts fault or the crews fault and this film should be supported because this film is really great and deserves the success because of the level of performance and supporting the film does not mean you are supporting Brian Singer. He’s just one man he doesn’t deserve the accolades but the stars of the film and the crew who worked on the set deserve all of the support.
“Bohemian Rhapsody” gets a 8.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 52%
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