Plot: This is the life story of Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), the singer for the 1970's rock band Queen. It shows Freddy as a teenager with his Pakistani Zoroastrian family, and then joining Queen when they were a college band. The band gets a record deal, gets bigger, plays LiveAid in 1985, leading up to the end, which I am not revealing here.
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Review: The biopic made me see the trouble in Freddie's life, his passions, and problems. The is told through his musically career.
It is a powerful story, and Rami Malek delivers a deep performance, but a little guarded, that keep the drama from really landing. He sings great though.
Cast: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton (I did not recognize Mike Myers.)
Directed by: Bryan Singer and Dexter Fletcher, see the More section below
Written by: Anthony McCarten, Peter Morgan, Anthony McCarten
The Music: Good renditions of Queen songs, and Rami Malek sings well. Having just watched some old Freddie Mercury videos, Freddie emotion and phrasing is better.
The Visuals: Some good rock video with good fan videos. I am not sure how they did the stadium scene. The movie version of the LiveAid concert was better than the actual concert video, except the real Freddie was sweating all over.
Rating: 3.5 stars: I am a sucker for musical. No fourth star because Rami does not hit it out of the park.
More: Dexter Fletcher replaced Bryan Singer because Fox did not like Singer's work ethic while singer said he needed to care for a sick parent. Gossip was that Singer was very emotional, crying on set, and not arriving on time.
Even More: Here is the real Queen.
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