When the film was released, it was clear that wasn’t the case, but many still felt that the film lacked depth, giving us only a surface level look at the man and the band rather than the deep dive that a life like that of Freddie Mercury truly deserved.
It’s certainly true that from the first trailers there were concerns raised about Bohemian Rhapsody.
The trailers only showed Freddie Mercury’s relationship with Mary Austin, leading many to wonder if the fact that Mercury was gay was going to be downplayed or ignored.