Bohemian Rhapsody

Calling all Queen fans!

Bohemian Rhapsody is a fitting tribute to legendary performer and the lead singer of the band Queen, Freddie Mercury.

The film does a great job in portraying the ups and downs of Mercury's life. The background is always indicative of the mood in the scene. Director Bryan Singer (and Dexter Fletcher who finished the film after Singer was fired midway) recreates Mercury's exuberance on stage and has made sure that the audience experiences it as though they were there. Some of Queen's greatest hits are played intermittently as transitions, making the flow from scene to scene mellifluously smooth.

Rami Malek's performance is stunning. He has done extremely well to get into character and portray Mercury's idiosyncrasies and emanate his confidence on stage, and otherwise (not to mention the big fake teeth!). An Oscar-worthy performance perhaps?

Now, I'm not here to separate the fact from the fiction. The movie is not the most accurate representation of Mercury's life, and is far from a biopic. Some scenes may have been dramatized, some major events omitted and certain facts warped. It's surely not the right movie if you are looking for a documentary. The movie, in a sense, shows what should've been rather than what was.

Nevertheless, the film is still a spectacular watch and one that will resonate with Queen fans. Bohemian Rhapsody is a movie that will truly rock you!

Oscars Update: Rami Malek did end up winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. It also won the Academy Awards for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing (not surprising).

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