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Better Man

  • 2024
  • 6+
  • 2h 15min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
7,5/10
37.257
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Better Man (2024)
A singular profile of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.
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Commedia darkDocudramaDramma psicologicoBiografiaFantasiaMusicaMusicale

Un musical originale del regista di The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.Un musical originale del regista di The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.Un musical originale del regista di The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey.

  • Regia
    • Michael Gracey
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Robbie Williams
    • Simon Gleeson
    • Oliver Cole
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    • Robbie Williams
    • Jonno Davies
    • Steve Pemberton
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    7,5/10
    37.257
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    POPOLARITÀ
    408
    149
    • Regia
      • Michael Gracey
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Robbie Williams
      • Simon Gleeson
      • Oliver Cole
    • Star
      • Robbie Williams
      • Jonno Davies
      • Steve Pemberton
    • 336Recensioni degli utenti
    • 169Recensioni della critica
    • 77Metascore
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    • Candidato a 1 Oscar
      • 13 vittorie e 44 candidature totali

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    Reviewers say 'Better Man' is a unique biopic exploring Robbie Williams' life, struggles, and fame, featuring him as a CGI monkey. It delves into themes of fame, addiction, and mental health, praised for bold storytelling and emotional depth. The integration of Williams' music is lauded, though some criticize the pacing, monkey character, and self-indulgence. Despite mixed opinions, many appreciate the honest portrayal and creative CGI use.
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    7CinemaSerf

    Better Man

    There's something about the use of the monkey to characterise Robbie Williams that makes this quite a visceral watch at times. The film tells the story of the fairly turbulent rise of this "Take That" singer from boyhood exponent of Gilbert and Sullivan to a man on the right end of an £80 millions record deal. His dad (Steve Pemberton) went off to a football match whilst he was a child and never came back, and that left him with his mum "Janet" (Kate Mulvany) and adoring nan (Alison Steadman) living a pretty much hand to mouth existence and leaving him with a pretty solid foundation for his later emotional and trust issues. Unless you've lived on the moon these last twenty years, then you'll know much of what happens next. What does make this stand out a little more is the fact that Williams himself is behind the project and is in no way afraid to portray himself as a complete ass. His drink, drugs, tantrums and generally spoilt brattishness are laid bare with little, if any, attempt to sanitise. In some ways it reminded me of the recent "Amy" biopic and came hot on the heels of a recent viewing of "Easter Parade" (1948) with both serving, for completely different reasons, to augment the thrust of this story of a person who attained great stardom, success and wealth - and ultimately ended up with addictions galore and few, real, friends amidst a sea of hangers-on and parasites all too eager to selfishly cash in on the fame of a lad who started aged just fifteen. Of course it's not exactly balanced, and I'm sure the gospel according to Robbie might not be quite how others see their own behaviour (or his) but there is an honesty to this that brings home just how ruthless the music business is and at just how fickle fame can be when those we idolise lose their lustre. It doesn't do it any harm that many of his solo songs work well through big screen audio with some classy string arrangements and powerful vocals to remind us that, unlike many of the largely forgotten "Take That" singles, his music - especially the stuff he made with Guy Chambers - is the stuff we will really long remember. It's not for the faint hearted, but still well worth a watch.
    7Vinicius8

    He did it his way

    "Better Man" is a surprising flick.

    Not because of the monkey, the effect of that gimmick wears off pretty quickly. Although it is surprising how fast I became accustomed to the singing chimpanzee and how invested and heartened I got by the story.

    But even though all of that is true, the main motive for my astoundment was how honest the movie was.

    "Better Man" gives us a very raw look into Robbie Williams life, flaws and all. Actually, his flaws are what's under the spotlight. Even the choice of representing himself as an ape reflects that. At the beginning of the movie, Robbie's voice-over explains to us that we are about to see how he sees himself.

    William's suffered from eating disorders, self-image problems and a multitude of mental health and drug related issues. "Better Man" doesn't shy away from the various factors that forged this hellish psychological landscape and offers us interesting insight into the life and mind of an artist that, on top of all that, also suffered from "fame".

    Despite this, I found the movie to be an assault on the senses. It's too much all the time, with brief moments of rest inbetween. After the story picks momentum, it doesn't stop. Conversations mend with narration. Each event unravels into the next. An emotional moment turns into song and it never lets up. At 2 hours and 15 minutes runtime, it's a very tiring ordeal. Nonetheless, it's narratively cohesive and it makes sense to be like this. It even makes sense that the film offers us zero introspection. It's all a fitting portrayal of the person it aims to represent on-screen and consistent with its objective of entertaining audiences. It's just a shame it didn't reach one.
    8Boristhemoggy

    A better film for a better man

    The documentary that follows the struggles of pop star Robbie Williams as he navigates his way through fame.

    I shall start by saying I am not a Robbie Williams fan. He's had some great tracks out in the past, I actually know all the words to Angels, and that's only 1 of about a dozen songs I know all the words to, 9 of them being Taylor Swift songs. But anyway, my friend wanted to see the film as she is a big Williams fan so I agreed to accompany her and boy, am I glad I did.

    Why is there an ape instead of Robbie Williams? Well Williams claims that fame is dogged by people expecting him to be a performing monkey. And I concur with that. You only have to watch modern chat shows to realise that all people want their stars to do is perform like a monkey for them. This is Robbie at his most truthful, telling it like it is without fear of repercussion. I like him already, as I like truthful people. This though extends into his film too. His film is not about his music, there's only 2 or 3 tracks played the whole way through. The film is not even really about his fame directly: the film is about him. How he copes (or does not) with fame, how he copes with competition (or does not) how he copes with rejection and frustration, (or does not), how he revels in drink and drugs and how he eventually sinks so low and alienates his closest friends that he has to seek therapy to bring him back to a functioning human.

    It is a staggeringly honest film and he does not shirk from his mistakes, nor the mistakes of others. He does not portray himself as a victim although in some ways I think he was. He wants everyone to understand who he is, who he was, and what shaped him to this point.

    The cinematography is exquisite. The lighting and colours beautiful, the dancing at times is mesmerising: the scene in the main street that appears to have thousands of people in is just cinematic perfection. The CGI ape dances like the best dancer in the world and it is so great to watch I was actually taken aback by how beautiful it was.

    I now have a positive opinion of this man who can bare his soul to all and sundry and do it with panache and style and brutal honesty. I would urge anyone who likes cinema to watch this film just for the cinematic experience if nothing else. Kudos to Erik Wilson (cinematographer), beautiful work. I gave it a solid 8.
    6Blimplarg

    A CGI Monkey and excellent music. Worth a watch.

    I think how you view this film might depend on whether you have a bit of empathy or familiarity towards Robbie Williams, or at least like his music. If you don't have that empathy, or familiarity with his tunes/background, then this is more a saga about what the music scene, some years ago (and maybe now?) can do to an individual.

    On the other hand, you could also view this as one "oh dear, look at me and how hard I found fame, given my tough background" self indulgent mea culpa.

    I have to say, though, I enjoyed it. I think I must be on the empathetic, like the music side of things.

    The idea of having a CGI monkey is excellent, if Robbie, or a look alike (maybe it is one) had starred, it would have felt far more self indulgent. As it was, it was watchable, well written and directed.

    The film was, however too long (by about 15-20 mins), the middle too repetitive, and the ending too schmalzy. Still, the music is good and, generally not overdone (I hate musicals).

    Worth a watch.
    8masonsaul

    Insane and raw

    Better Man is how biopics should be told if their subject is still around as it tells Robbie Williams story from his perspective in every aspect, from his own narration infused with boat loads of northern charm to the biggest swing it takes in the form of the CGI ape taking centre stage as a perfect metaphor for the way he sees himself. It's refreshingly honest and deeply personal with big Rocketman vibes and a high energy it sustains from the moment it arrives.

    This is a story about the perils of being addicted to the spotlight and the emotion that comes attached to it is only enhanced by the performance capture and visual effects employed to bring this less evolved Robbie Williams to life. It's not like most other lead performances in biopics since Williams himself is present in the narration and songs, so it becomes a case of his work and Jonno Davies' seamless performance moving as one.

    Michael Gracey's direction confirms that he's got a gift for directing musicals by making them as visually dynamic as possible. The musical numbers are so inventive and do some truly insane things that work beautifully because of how they help to tell the story and communicate everything Robbie is struggling with as it goes along. There's a lot of speedy transitions contained in them as well which really helps to maintain the energy.

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      The film arose from multiple interview recordings filmmaker Michael Gracey made with Robbie Williams during the course of a year and a half in Williams' recording studio in Los Angeles, in the United States. Although the interviews weren't originally for a film, as Gracey "just wanted to capture [Williams] in his own voice telling his story," the majority of Williams' voiceover in the film is from those recordings.
    • Blooper
      In real life, Robbie Williams' shows at Knebworth happened in 2003, while his Royal Albert Hall appearance was two years earlier, in 2001.
    • Citazioni

      Robbie Williams: You've always been there for Robbie Williams, dad. Why couldn't you just be there for Robert?

    • Connessioni
      Edited from Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth (2003)
    • Colonne sonore
      Let Me Entertain You
      Written by Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers

      Farrell Music Ltd. administered by Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Bella Figura/Mushroom Music

      Produced by Nick Baxter

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    • Data di uscita
      • 1 gennaio 2025 (Italia)
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      • 18.259 USD
      • 29 dic 2024
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