Better Man (2024)

"Refreshingly honest for a musical biopic that has the involvement of its subject."

"A bananas gamble that pays off."

"Chimply irresistible."

"A risky, energetic head-scratcher."

"This film doesn’t shy away from the star’s trauma, addictions or penchant for self-sabotage."

"For all the bleakness, Better Man may be the year’s most visually inventive film."

"A brilliant, bombastic musical biopic."

"Very entertaining, surprisingly moving."

"The most batshit music biopic since Todd Haynes did the Karen Carpenter story with Barbie dolls."

"It’s not a vehicle for converting the non-believers."

"Built around an animated performance powerful enough to wring tears."

"The next evolution of the music biopic."

"A fabulously entertaining and touching picture of an insecure, complicated man."

"One doesn’t need to be a Robbie Williams fan to enjoy Better Man."

"Where to start with this mewling, preening, navel-gazing Robbie Williams bio-dirge?"

"An incredible movie musical that keeps your toes tapping."

"A pleasant evolution of the musical biopic."

"Gracey’s war against biopic convention isn’t the massacre its first hour might lead you to hope for."

"There’s a surfeit of charm here that helps sell the nonsensical gimmick."