Bohemian Rhapsody
Biographical musical drama film about Freddie Mercury and the rock band Queen.
Metadata
| Director | Bryan Singer |
| Year | 2018 |
| Writer | Anthony McCarten |
| Stars | Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee |
The Movie in 3 Sentences
Bohemian Rhapsody follows Freddie Mercury’s rise from outsider musician to the iconic frontman of Queen. The film traces the band’s formation, creative breakthroughs, internal tensions, Freddie’s personal struggles, and eventually their legendary performance at Live Aid.
As a movie, I thought it was fine. What made the experience memorable was watching it at the Roxie with a full audience doing a sing-along. Hearing an entire theater belt out Queen songs together completely changed the energy of the film.
Queen is one of those bands whose music is almost bigger than the movie trying to tell their story. I was just reminded how ridiculously legendary those songs are.