Davies plays Robbie Williams on screen as a chimpanzee from the age ... Scenes in the film recreate Robbie William's 2003 performances in Knebworth, Hertfordshire [Entertainment] Davies, who grew up in Milton Keynes, attended Bedford School between 2001 ...

Imagine 'Raging Bull' starring a CGI bull, and that gives you a sense of this music biopic about a superstar who's literally portrayed as a self-loathing simian

This new film showing Robbie as a CGI chimp is all about his inner world - but cathartic as it is, he's not entirely free

It’s not a gimmick to have the former Take That member embodied by a ‘performing monkey’ in his new movie – and this film doesn’t shy away from the star’s trauma, addictions or penchant for self-sabot

It’s sad seeing the monkey do cocaine’ - IN FOCUS: The unexpectedly brilliant ‘Better Man’ dives into the rise, fall and rise again of one of Britain’s greatest pop stars… who is depicted as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee.

Robbie Williams, Take That’s cheeky chappie-turned-tabloid fodder solo phenomenon, described himself as a performing monkey, prancing and preening in front of the cameras and seeking the approval of the audience (or at least a banana or two).

Robbie Williams' new film Better Man has been well-received by critics, but social media has been awash with debate after it was revealed he would be portrayed as a performing monkey