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Rami Malek is larger than life in this. The Oscar was certainly deserving. Playing Freddie Mercury, the greatest front man of all time, and Malek making himself that way for this role, the greatest of all time, had to be the toughest act in the movie biz.
Otherwise, this film was panned as being long, predictable, and tedious. I think that criticism is self-serving. This is a semi-historical presentation. There weren't many faces in this that anyone would recognize. It appears that the actors were chosen for their resemblances to the actual people. This was the story of Queen as much as it was about Mercury.
I'm not a huge fan of Queen's music, but it really carried forth here, showing the tremendous popularity of the band. Powerful stuff. Mercury's tragic end, and the pathos and broken relationships leading up to it, were portrayed with dignity. A lot of sorrow was laid out for witnessing.
For a non-enthusiast of their music, and for a formulaic presentation (it is a history) of the band's and Mercury's lives, I really got pulled into it. I think it's worth the cable fee to see it.
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I liked Queen and respected their talent but didn't see them live or buy their albums.
This movie IMO is the best ever about a band. Rami deserved the Triple Crown.
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
I enjoyed it as well. Thought I had seen the same basic story before in Eastwood's Jersey Boys. Malek did a wonderful job capturing Mercury.
NT
-Wendell
I thoughly enjoyed this film, and a friend is going to see it for the sixth time this week.
I found his life as written to be moving and engaging. The aspect of rampant gay sex is dealt with well, and the contraction of aids. I didn't feel there were any cardboard cutouts or tropes and I was swept along by the music, the emotion and the tragedy.
One aspect I liked about the film was the counterpoint between family, in the widest sense, and hedonism. I think there is a narrative truth in this that resonated with me, was it the actual truth - I hope so.
I was lucky enough to be back stage just before Queen went on at the Live Aid concert and saw their whole set, they really did light the place up, it was electric.
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