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'Better Man' review: You'll go ape over this offbeat Robbie Williams biopic
If it’s true that your age freezes the day you become famous, then the British pop star Robbie Williams is stuck at 16. So he says near the end of “Better Man," the biopic he produced. “I’m unevolved," he confesses. No kidding — throughout the entire film, Williams is portrayed as an ape.
Movie Review: Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. In ‘Better Man,’ he’s still doing it
Director Michael Gracey's most audacious move, writes Associated Press critic Jocelyn Noveck, is to present Williams throughout as a CGI monkey, his moves and speaking voice captured by actor Jonno
Former Take That singer Robbie Williams shows it's hard out here for chimp in new film, 'Better Man'
But unlike other biopics, Williams and director Michael Gracey came up with a novel twist that has Williams being played by a computer-generated monkey.
Robbie Williams: 'I've been a cheeky monkey all my life'
Maybe he would, I don’t know.” Robbie Williams poses for photographers upon arrival at the European premiere for the film 'Better Man' on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in London. Credit: AP/Scott A Garfitt “Maybe this film moves the needle for me,
Why Robbie Williams Is A CGI Monkey In Better Man & What It Really Means
Robbie Williams being portrayed as a CGI ape in Better Man could have been a simple gimmick, but it actually has thematic meaning within the story.
Better Man: musical biopic of Robbie Williams as performing monkey will entertain you
I can remember the mixed feelings I experienced as a teenager in 1997, buying Life Thru A Lens – my first Robbie Williams album – cautious it was too poppy to sit with my humble-but-growing CD collection of artists that would later be known as Britpop.
Premieres for Paramount’s ‘Better Man,’ Max’s ‘The Pitt’ Canceled Due to Los Angeles Fires
Paramount has canceled the Los Angeles premiere of its Robbie Williams biopic “Better Man” in light of the multiple fires ...
Better Man Review
Better Man is a spectacular musical excavation of a pop star's life with an all-singing, all-dancing, all-swearing CGI chimp ...
'Better Man,' 'Den of Thieves 2,' 'Last Showgirl' among new movies in Milwaukee this week
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Robbie Willams biopic 'Better Man' is a top-shelf spectacle with ample depth
Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Under the ...
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'Better Man is a fun movie, but I must discuss the elephant (aka monkey) in the room.'
But overall, there are plenty of hits for fans to enjoy, like the emotionally-charged 'Come Undone', sweeping romance of 'She's the One' and truly heartwrenching 'Feel', performed by Robbie as a young ...
Moviefone5d
‘Better Man’ Tells the Story of Pop Singer Robbie Williams in Unique Fashion
But while that movie chose to smooth off many of its subject’s raw edges and did Freddie Mercury no favors in its portrayal, ‘Better Man’ heads off on a different path. Certainly ...
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How ‘Better Man’ Turns Robbie Williams Into a Singing and Dancing Chimp
Wētā FX VFX supervisor Luke Millar describes finding the right balance to represent Williams as a CG chimp and how it all came together for the spectacular "Rock DJ" musical sequence. But the ...
Anatomy of a scene: Making Better Man’s showstopping Rock DJ sequence
It’s the key scene in Michael Gracey’s Robbie Williams biopic but, the man behind it says, it very nearly didn’t happen.
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How Hugh Jackman Inspired the New Robbie Williams Biopic
Michael Gracey reveals the unlikely origin story for ‘Better Man,’ which opens the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 2. By Brian Davids Writer Williams was his point of ...
‘Better Man,’ ‘Unstoppable’ and ‘Wolf Man’ Premieres Canceled Amid Pacific Palisades Fire and Severe Winds
Amazon MGM Studios and Universal Studios have canceled their planned Tuesday night premieres of “Unstoppable” and “Wolf Man,” ...