Better Man (2024)

[AngieBee1]

The fantastical biopic about British former boybander, turned successful solo artist Robbie Williams, masterfully directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman). 

Opting to depict the subject as an ape (because Williams has referred to himself as a performing monkey and, also, because Gracey feels humans have more sympathy for animals than their fellow humans and didn't want the fact that Williams was a celebrity to make people feel they can't connect to his story), "Better Man", on its face, is a film many don't want to take a chance on watching, but I think just writing it off because our protagonist is a CGI ape or because one is not familiar with Williams is a lost opportunity to see a spectacular film.  Not only are the musical set pieces stunning, but the general story is achingly raw and beautiful.  I would have never expected anything about Robbie Williams to be so amazing. 

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

This looks awesome and Robbie sounds great!