Bohemian Rhapsody: Best Picture Review

Nominated for 5 Oscars: Best Picture, Best Actor (Malek), Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing

Won 4 Oscars: Best Actor (Malek), Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing

Final Thought

The best male lead performance of the year and an exhilarating recreation of Live-Aid are the only things that save Bohemian Rhapsody from a basic script riddled with factual errors and a so-so directing job.

Rating

3.5 out of 5

Bohemian Rhapsody: Film Review

Directed by Bryan Singer (principal), Dexter Fletcher (reshoots, uncredited)

Written by Anthony McCarten

Starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Allen Leech, Mike Myers

Synopsis

Bohemian Rhapsody tells the story of Queen, the internationally famous band of the 1970s-now, and their eccentric and outgoing frontman Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek). The film tells from the band's beginnings as Smile, a rock band that recently lost its lead singer (soon to be replaced with Mercury), to their epic 22-minute set, most of which is recreated for the film, at Live-Aid in 1985.

Review

Rami Malek is fantastic. The movie ... not so much.

Viewed at home via screener

Run Time: 134 minutes

Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, suggestive material, drug content and language

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