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Bohemian Rhapsody refers to the song of the same name but doesn't get a full play throughout the film.That's the negative stuff out of the way. It's a biopic of the late, great, Queen front man Freddie Mercury. With so many surviving witnesses to his life it seems fair to assume that a lot of the film is based in fact and there has been talk of parts of his history being glossed over for the sake of the movie. Fine by us! There really was no need for any greater detail than was shown, with the focus being his music and his relationships.

The sing-a-long version didn't detract from the film (Mum saw it a few months ago) but didn't appear to add much, as there aren't many times that a song is played all the way through, so there is little opportunity to throw yourself into it.

Rami Malek was born to play Freddie Mercury and it is impossible to review this film without talking about his impeccable performance. It is clear that he had spent many hours watching footage of Freddie Mercury in order to recreate so many of his foibles, particularly performances from recent history that many of us remember vividly.

Because of the songs and the way the band are portrayed, culminating in their incredible Live Aid performance, it is mostly a feel good film and sing-a-long or not you leave with a Queen song in your heart, but of course we all know how it ends which tinges the whole experience with sadness for a talent lost so young.

We will give each film we see a score out of 10 for overall enjoyment.

Bohemian Rhapsody = 9 It lost a point for not giving us the chance to sing Bohemian Rhapsody all the way through.

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