Movie Review: ***Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

This is the biopic of the rock band Queen.  My brother had an 8-track of theirs.  Their music has been fascinating.  They were one of the first groups to sing a Capella, although many have followed.  The music of Queen is fantastic.  The lifestyle of Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) leaves something to be desired.  Mercury (birth name Farrokh Bulsara) was born with extra incisors, which pushed his teeth out.  He went through his childhood being teased.  His family had to flee Zanzibar due to a revolution and moved to England.  Freddie was already a British citizen. 
The movie portrays Mercury as shy and backward.  However, he finds friendship and a fiancé with Mary Austin (Lucy Boynton).  He also find family in the band.  Brian May (Gwilym Lee) lead guitar, Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy) drums and John Deacon (Joe Mazzello) bass.  Freddie often gets bored with himself and throws parties, and goes with men.  He eventually announces to his fiancé that he is bisexual and their relationship after that is always platonic although they remain life long friends.  Mercury calls her the love of his life.  This film shows the making of "Bohemian Rhapsody" which is very entertaining.  It also shows several other song writing experiences.
However Mercury allows himself to manipulated by a manager and gay partner.  He embarks on a solo career, but is always seeking something more.  He finally comes to his senses and returns to queen of "LiveAid" a large concert to aid people in Africa.  This allows himself to also amend with his family, as his father accepts his doing things for charity. 
The movie portrays Mercury as finally settling down and finding happiness with a new partner. 
This movie really hits ate lifestyle, and how decisions can effect happiness.  But the big thing going for it is the music.  I don't know if they use Mercury singing, or the actual actors.  Mercury had one of the greatest voices of all time, and he credited his extra incisors to giving him more vibrato.  He did have a four octave range, which means he could sing lower than most of us as well as higher. He was also a prolific song writer and innovator.