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Better Man review – Robbie Williams monkey biopic is a bananas gamble that pays off
The life of the ego-driven showman is turned into an unlikely yet surprisingly entertaining saga with a CGI monkey in the lead
Rather than going down the overly trodden traditional music biopic route, Better Man features a CGI monkey in the lead role, a film then made equal parts Rocketman and Planet of the Apes. Gracey, and first-time co-writers Oliver Cole and Simon Gleason, take us speedily through his life but the unusual casting choice, and some bombastic set pieces (including a dazzling Regents Street Rock DJ parade), quickly ensure that this is no normal bullet point biopic. It’s a big-budget, big-emotion musical filled with hard R-rated swears (the word cunt is used liberally), nudity and extreme drug use as well as specific UK pop culture references (Nicole Appleton!
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