Bohemian Rhapsody Review

Bohemian Rhapsody


Release Date: 1st November 2018 - Australia


Production Companies
20th Century Fox (present)
GK Films
New Regency Productions (present)

TSG Entertainment (made in association with)
Queen Films Ltd. (uncredited)
Tribeca Productions (uncredited)

Distribution
20th Century Fox Australia


Genre: Musical/Drama

Rating: M

Runtime: 134 minutes


Budget: $55,000,000

Box Office Gross: $910,809,311 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary

Celebrating one of the greatest rock bands in history, their lead singer Freddie Mercury has defied stereotypes and become one of the best-known entertainers in the world.

It all started in 1970s London when Freddie was a poor but talented Indian refugee who became the lead singer of a band that changed its name to Queen. Thus began an incredibly successful career for a band as their revolutionary music style and iconic songs helped shape the world of rock n' roll. However, beneath that colossal fame is the inner turmoils of Freddie as he faces poor decisions and an AIDS diagnosis before reuniting with Queen once more in a Live Aid concert at Wembley that would go down in history as one of the legendary rock performances.

Cast
Rami Malek - Freddie Mercury
Lucy Boynton - Mary Austin
Joseph Mazzello - John Deacon
Mike Myers - Ray Foster
Ben Hardy - Roger Taylor
Aiden Gillen - John Reid
Gwilym Lee - Brian May
Tom Hollander - Jim Beach
Allen Leech - Paul Prenter
Jess Radomska - Cheryl
Aaron McCusker - Jim Hutton
Michelle Duncan - Shelley Stern

Meneka Das - Jer Bulsara

Ace Bhatti - Bomi Bulsara

Priya Blackburn - Kashmira Bulsara

Dermot Murphy - Bob Geldof

Max Bennett - David
Dickie Beau - Kenny Everett

Tim Plester - RT Baker

Jack Roth - Tim Staffell
Max Bennett - David
Neil Fox-Roberts - Mary's

Father
Matt Greenwood - Young Man at Clinic
Rosy Benjamin - Dominique
Leila Crerar - Chrissie
Katherine Newman - Veronica
Adam Rauf - Young Farrokh
Phillip Andrew - Reinhold Mack

John Ottman - Live TV Director (Cameo)
Adam Lambert - Truck Driver (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew
Executive Producer (Uncredited)/Director -
Bryan Singer
Story/Screenplay - Anthony McCarten
Story - Peter Morgan

Executive Producer/Director: Completion of

Photography and Editing (Uncredited) -

Dexter Fletcher
Executive Producers - Justin Haythe,

Arnon Michlan, Denis O'Sullivan and

Jane Rosenthal
Producers - Jim Beach and Graham King
Co-Producer - Richard Hewitt

Archive Consultant: Queen - Greg Brooks

Movement Coach - Polly Bennett
Production Designer - Aaron Haye
Supervising Art Director - David Hindle
Supervising Art Director: Additional

Photography - Stuart Kearns
Art Director - Alice Sutton

Art Director: Additional Photography -

Marco Anton Restivo

Standby Art Directors - Rachel Aulton

and Claire Shakespeare

Set Decorator - Anna Lynch-Robinson

Set Decorator: Additional Photography -

Sarah Whittle
Costume Designer - Julian Day

Makeup & Hair Designer - Jan Sewell

Prosthetic Makeup Designer - Mark Coulier
Director of Photography - Newton Thomas Sigel

Directors of Photography: Second Unit -

Nanu Segul and Rina Yang

"A" Camera/Steadicam Operator - Peter Robertson

Stunt Coordinator - James O'Donnell

Aviation Coordinator - Mike Woodley (Uncredited)

Special Effects Supervisor - Mark Holt
Special Effects Coordinator - Lucy Myers
Visual Effects Supervisor - Paul Norris

Visual Effects Producer - Tim Field

Visual Effects Production Managers - Ana Grgic

and Louise Simpson
Editor - John Ottman

Supervising Sound and Music Editor - John Warhurst

Supervising Dialogue/ADR Editor - Nina Hartstone

Production Sound Mixer - John Casali

Sound Effects Editors - Alistair Hawkins,

Andy Kennedy and Alastair Sirkett

Re-Recording Mixer - Tim Cavagin

Re-Recording/Music Mixer - Paul Massey

Foley Mixers - Glen Gathard and

Jemma Riley-Tolch

Foley Artists - Peter Burgis

and Zoe Freed

Executive Music Producers - Brian May

and Roger Taylor

Music Supervisor - Becky Bentham

Conductor/Orchestrator/Score Producer -

James Shearman


Review
I've been listening to the band Queen ever since I can remember, with such favourites as "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We Will Rock You", "We Are the Champions", and "Don't Stop Me Now". Named after the famous song that spawned the iconic music video and, in the early 80s, led to the launch of MTV. I wasn't sure about BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY after its release due to a range of issues noticed by other critics. These include inconsistent direction, gaps in the plot and several historical inaccuracies. It is not the biopic I was hoping for, but there are a few redeeming moments, such as the recreation of the Live Aid concert performance.

Rami Malek was incredible in the lead role of Freddie Mercury and did a great job of channelling the singer's flamboyance and body language. On a fascinating note, Mike Myers plays a record executive, reminding viewers of his character from Wayne's World. Here, there's no headbanging.

If you're a stickler for history, BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY may not be your cup of tea. If you're passionate about Freddie Mercury, Queen, and their music, Bryan Singer's latest production is a fitting tribute to glam rock. The show must go on for BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY. And in this case, there would be no doubt of that.

Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie

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