A singular profile of British pop superstar Robbie Williams
The film arose from multiple interview recordings filmmaker Michael Gracey made with Robbie Williams during the course of a year and a half in Williams' recording studio in Los Angeles, in the United States. Although the interviews weren’t originally for a film, as Gracey "just wanted to capture [Williams] in his own voice telling his story," the majority of Williams' voiceover in the film is from those recordings..
Robbie Williams: If you’re gonna laugh, just do it on the inside, yeah?. I didn’t know what to expect from the movie as I thought it would be quite weird to see Robbie as a monkey.Eventually the monkey adds a lot to the movie.
You fall in love with him immediately, and after a few minutes it IS Robbie. Although you don’t see his face, he certainly knows how to represent him.The story is a story that will touch your heart.
It’s not just about Robbie the Popstar, but it’s a story about his younger years as well. He dares to be so vurnerable in this movie, with a lot of stories about his personal life, career and challenges he had to face.
The music and the visuals also add a lot to the movie.The movie is a mix of laughter but certainly tears as well.