Loving "Bohemian Rhapsody"
At times "Bohemian Rhapsody" threatened to collapse under the weight of some much-repeated ideas, such as Queen as not just a band but a family, and Freddie Mercury's wanting love and respect for his offstage, oft-hidden, real self. Some audience members may have been on edge during a key late scene which, like too many movies, found heavy rain pouring down on our main, mournful character. But the rain passed, and so did the fear that "Bohemian Rhapsody" would be no more than a remarkable performance ("Mr. Robot's" Rami Malek as Mercury) and a phenomenal soundtrack. Instead, the movie regained its early footing as Mercury, facing his own mortality after contracting AIDS, rejoined Queen at the mammoth Live Aid concert and an explosive set which as much deserves to bring moviegoers to their feet as the real thing did the fans at Wembley Stadium for Live Aid in 1985. While Mercury died in 1991, "Bohemian Rhapsody" uses Live Aid as ...