Too handsome to play Freddie Mercury
There I said it
sharehe's quite odd-looking, same as freddie
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I noticed they got every detail right with how they made Malek up. Even the way Freddie Mercury's teeth were.
shareIt's not that important to be the spitting image of the person you're playing.
Gary Oldman didn't look like Winston Churchill at all, for example. He was great though.
I think Freddie had a nicer skin tone. More caucasian-tanned looking, instead of just dark.
shareHmm...Freddy was actually quite a handsome man with the exception of his overbite.
I like Rami but he is not.
Rami looks a bit timid and tame, but a guy who's vulnerable sometimes is attractive. And I think RM channeled Freddie well enough, although I haven't seen the movie. Everything I've heard is positive, except for people who wish SBCohen had gotten the role.
shareFreddie had gentle eyes. Rami has bulging insect eyes. LOL
sharethey should have had borat be freddie. its a shame it never happened...
shareThat would have been disastrous! Cohen is chilly and closed-off as an actor, while the guy who played Freddie had to be completely open, warm, and uninhibited. Cohen would have sucked, Malek nailed it.
Which is why I'm willing to forgive him for not looking anything like Mercury, or for not being as good-looking overall. Mercury was a good-looking and very photogenic guy, except for the rare moments when his teeth became an issue.
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Aw come on... go ahead and say it!
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