this be a review of freddy mercury the untold story and theatrical release and chicago int . film festival and 2007 one of the phoniest and uninspired and most tedious biographical documentary i have see . if the film i saw in a movie theater be originally release on tv and i would plead with it producer and distributor to not fool a pay audience with the false promise of a cinematically worthy documentary feature . even a a made for tv documentary and the sentimental piano solo accompany interviewee sit in front of flower arrangement in hotel room and the pompous and pseudo literary narration ring more true of a sleepapedic bed infomercial . the only redeeming aspect of this the untold story of freddy mercury or and uhm and be it the untold story of princess diana be the original concert and video and tv footage unabridged freddy mercury and queen . testimonial interview with irrelevant eye witness with insight and such a represent he be a free spirit and ( really . i think freddy mercury be a company man . ) belittle those freddy testimonial and by brian may or montserrat caballe that shed new and affectionate light into mercury complex life and character . and . what up with the harry potter like board school segment . how do the interview with the first girl crush ( . who now work in a travel agency ) and member of freddy first school band contribute to what i really want to know about mercury . vital milestone of his personal life and his sexuality and his artistic style and growth and queen and the band remain unexplored . these filmmaker do not ask a single and provocative question and nor do they engage in independent or visionary research of their subject and instead deliver a tedious montage of politely clean and vastly empty comment about an enigmatic and brilliant rock legend and who doesn not deserve to be remember by this history channel biography your grandparent can doze off to on a sunday night .