Bohemian Rhapsody

"A big, splashy, half-true biopic in the Hollywood style (...) and inspiring almost in spite of itself. (...) In the stage scenes, Malek makes you believe he's Freddie Mercury. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" 

"So with a performance as commanding as Malek’s at its center, why isn’t 'Bohemian Rhapsody' a better movie? (...) Despite its electrifying subject, is a conventional biopic, a movie that skitters through events instead of sinking into them." 

"Biopic on flamboyant, unforgettable Queen frontman has its share of flaws — but the star’s take on Freddie Mercury saves the day (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)" 

"[It] is not the Freddie Mercury biopic we deserve (...) 'Rhapsody' has a shallow script, oversize performances and looks like it was shot in a sauna (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)" 

"The finished product is energetic (...) its affection for Mercury and Queen indisputable even when the drama is undernourished (...) Freddie Mercury [is] played with magnetism and breathtaking physicality by Rami Malek." 

"It feels interminable (...) The film seems engineered to be as unmemorable as possible (...) The reality was perhaps more interesting, and more nuanced" 

"Other than a solid job by Malek, a few exciting musical sequences (...) the movie is just a conventional rock flick, one all too ordinary for a man and a band that exemplified the extraordinary (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"