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BETTER MAN

Genre
Biography and Musical
Running time
135 minutes
Year
2024
Language
English
Subtitle
Arabic
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America (USA), Australia, Switzerland and China
Director
Michael Gracey
Bio
Producer
Michael Gracey, Paul Currie, Jules Daly, Craig Mcmahon, Coco Xiaolu Ma
Cast
Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Raechelle Banno, Damon Herriman, Alison Steadman
Scriptwriter
Oliver Cole, Michael Gracey, Simon Gleeson

SHOWTIME

Sat 14. Dec
Culture Square - Auditorium
9:30 PM - 11:45 PM
Price: 140 SAR
Singer Robbie Williams, the one-time cheeky star of the boy band Take That, often said that he felt like a performing monkey for his whole creative life. Director Michael Gracey, best known for The Greatest Showman, duly represents Williams as a monkey in this sensational biopic. It is an outrageous idea, but it works. Williams himself voices the monkey, but his involvement does not mean his tabloid-fodder life of fame, disgrace, humiliation and ultimate resurgence gets watered down. We see it all: the bad behavior, his terrible boyfriend instincts, being a neglectful son and an unbearable workmate. But by highlighting his trademark humor, compelling honesty and irresistible showmanship, Robbie trumps again. There is also a slew of great pop songs to sing-a-long to.

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