Robbie Williams' Better Man biopic already has impressive Rotten Tomatoes score

Robbie Williams' stellar 24-year career is now immortalised on the silver screen in his captivating biopic, Better Man.

The much-anticipated film hit cinemas on Thursday, December 26, and critics are already singing its praises. The movie boasts an impressive 92% Tomatometer score from Rotten Tomatoes, hot off its release.

Laudatory reviews are in, with one critic saying: "If you could tear your eyes away from the screen enough to check a stopwatch, not one minute goes by without a flourish that's either funny, ridiculous, stunning or emotional."

An enthusiastic review notes: "If you're a Robbie Williams fan, you already know what a great songwriter and performer he is, and Better Man does a fine job telling his backstory and giving you reason to continue loving him."

Meanwhile, another critic hailed the film: "It's a visual feast for the eyes: a colourful, well-lit, pristinely-framed showcase for the music, the choreography, and the emotional core of the performances, never trading one aspect for the another. It's brilliant, energetic, electrifying stuff.", reports the Mirror.

A fascinating aspect of Better Man is Robbie being depicted as a CGI chimpanzee, brought to life by actor Jonno Davies through motion capture technology.

This groundbreaking portrayal was conjured by Weta Digital, renowned for their work on high-profile characters like Gollum from Lord of the Rings and Caesar from Planet of the Apes.

Director Michael Gracey has divulged to the BBC the creative process behind an innovative decision, stating: "I wanted to come at this with a different lens. Quite often Rob will say, 'I'm just like a performing monkey' or 'I'm up the back like a performing monkey'.

"It just sparked this idea of, we've got this chance to tell this story, not from the perspective of how we see Rob, but how he sees himself."

"And so I pitched the idea to Rob. I said, 'You know, if you were to be an animal, how would you see yourself?'".

After initially identifying with a lion, Robbie Williams eventually settled on the imagery of a monkey. The original vision was for Robbie to physically portray the primate himself, but this would have forced the singer to spend long time away from his family.

Better Man is in cinemas now