I think Sacha Baron Cohen would have knocked this role out of the park. The current actor did an ok job, he was so short though. They didn't focus too much on his lifestyle and where he got ill. But I understand he didn't want to be the poster boy for the illness. There is only so much you can pack into the time allotted. I would have watched a 4 hr movie on Freddie. There is enough material for it.