It seems fitting that, much like the song it takes its name from, the Queen bio-pic “Bohemian Rhapsody” is being disparaged by critics but embraced with open arms by audiences.
The film had a troubled production history which seems to have colored the opinion of many critics. Sacha Baron Cohen was originally cast as Queen’s legendary frontman Freddie Mercury. Cohen wanted to make a film focused on Mercury, where as Queen band members Brian May and Roger Taylor, who are producers on the film, wanted a film about the whole band.
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