Fame can be a weird thing. In some parts of the world, Robbie Williams is an incredibly popular singer and media figure, participating in the music business since 1990, making him a true veteran of the industry. And in other parts of the world, Robbie Williams is basically unknown. He’s a polarizing figure, spending most of his career in “bad boy” mode, desperate to attract attention any way he can. It remains to be seen if there’s an audience for a Robbie Williams bio-pic, but co-writer/director Michael Gracey (“The Greatest Showman”) is giving it a try, overseeing “Better Man,” a routine offering of self-esteem issues, drug use, and redemption that’s only different in the manner it presents the subject: as a chimpanzee. There’s a touch of “Planet of the Apes” in the musical, but the core of the picture remains Williams’s story, and it’s not easy to stay invested in a man who’s spent most of his life being unpleasant and hostile. The movie needs a lot more than primate power to make Robbie Williams palatable. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com