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Robbie Williams' Better Man earns rave reviews as critics laud 'utterly inspired' choice to portray singer as a chimp and declare film is 'pure monkey magic' that leaves other musical biopics 'in the dust'
The semi-biographical movie follows the singer's meteoric rise to fame as a member of Take That and subsequent dramatic fall, as he battled with his personal demons.
Voicing his disagreement with the other critics, he said: 'The film is interestingly candid about the toxic, driving force of envy behind a musical career - but in the end, however initially startling and amusing, Robbie-as-chimp feels like a distraction from his all-too-human unhappiness and talent.' While they also heaped praise on director Michael Gracey for creating the right balance of fun-filled choreographed musical numbers with deep emotional scenes and said the film does best when delving into Robbie's vulnerability (pictured at premiere in Paris this month) But in Kristy Puchko's review on Mashable, she said that seeing Robbie as a literal animal 'brings a fresh perspective and an enthralling blend of humour and vulnerability' that made Better Man 'the best music biopic since the rousing splendor of Elton John's Rocketman'.
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