An absolutely unhinged, emotional, and impactful cinematic achievement. The visual creativity shines through with the hardcore drug-induced sequences having a touch of a fantasy element while unapologetically exploring the mental health of Williams. Extremely experimental yet so captivating with many moments which hit you hard in many ways. The biggest controversy surrounding the film was the CGI monkey, but its presence feels so seamlessly integrated that you hardly give it a second thought. You forget it five minutes in. It's like a magic trick for two hours.
All these Americans who don't know who Robbie Williams is are saying "oh, he did the Finding Nemo and Cars 2 credits songs and made a 5 second TikTok song, why does this random British musician who hasn't been popular since the 2000's need some biopic?". Every single comment section for a promotional video for this film includes a comment similar to that where I just get furious. America isn't the only country in the world. Honestly, most of us didn't know what Hamilton was until it went on Disney+.
The film offers something new and refreshing, giving audiences a different perspective on this whole biopic formula. Very bleak and explicit, not afraid from showing the reality of fame, depression, addiction and self-harm. It dives deeper into those themes more than you'd expect and has the balls to do what other biopics can't. You're probably thinking it's just another biopic, why even bother, they all have the same clichés-but everything depicted actually happened to Williams, so you can't compare it to other films that make stuff up to enhance the story dramatically. He went through EVERYTHING. He even described the whole viewing experience as the equivalent of "going to therapy.'.
Visionary director Michael Gracey returns after several years of absence. You saw how much of a spectacle he made about a showman in the 1800's, now about a British popstar (famous everywhere except the USA), portrayed as a singing monkey. When you hear both of those pitches, it's easier to see than to say, yet somehow, they all end up perfectly flawless.
I've also got to mention the boat scene featuring She's the One which was something else. Not only was it my favourite scene in the entire film, it was so romantic and emotionally heartbreaking at the same time. It's up there with La La Land's A Lovely Night as one of THOSE unforgettable moments.
I actually cannot verbally describe how I feel about this film. As soon as it ended, every single audience sat in silence until the final credits rolled. All you heard were sniffles. I cried six times throughout the entire film. This is the first and last time we will ever get something like this so enjoy it while it lasts.
Go see it and give it a chance. You will not regret it, trust me. Now, if I haven't convinced you to go see it, I don't know what will.
