Better Man (2024)

Entertaining Music Biopic - Better Man review by GI

There's no getting away from the somewhat surreal aspect to this rather standard music biopic of Robbie Williams. That is the very obvious gimmick of portraying him as a chimp! I get the the idea; difference, cheeky, a scamp and perhaps even the hint of being a bit out of control but I'm not convinced it's enhances this film beyond the story which is another 'price of fame' narrative with the charismatic singer revealing his depression, alcoholism, drug addiction and emotional baggage built up from his childhood principally around his father who deserted him as a boy. However once you get past the monkey thing the film is entertaining and an interesting account of a somewhat unique character in British music. The film gets across the toxic world of the music industry but the use of the chimp guise soon wears off and offers little to the film overall.