A man is made into a monkey.
So as I have been saying for a while musical biopics as a sub-genre are running out of steam at the box office, there are a few here or there that are making money but by and large the amount being made is less and less. In steps the bright corporate idea of making these biopics more silly and unique by doing things like shooting with Lego or as is the case here having a musical biopic where the singer is being played by a CGI monkey. I hope you can smell the desperation as I can dear discerning reader.
Honestly, there isn’t much to say about the film itself beyond its central conceit which I have already mentioned above, it is the same old same old. If you have ever seen a musical biopic before then you know the story, it is one of two. It is either rise then fall or rise, hardship, continued success, this would fall into the latter category. The two story structures are never deviated from across the entire sub-genre and really can’t be, if you are trying to tell a somewhat accurate biopic, sans the monkey, then you have to stick to reality and reality is either one or two.
If you are a Robbie Williams fan then that will help the experience as you can at least enjoy the music.
Overall, it is watchable if entirely uninspired. The monkey gimmick feels as desperate as it sounds.
2/5
Pros.
It has good songs, I am a fan of Williams music.
It has a good mostly British cast, though they are underused
Cons.
The monkey thing feels desperate
It is been there and done that
It is poorly paced
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