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“Better Man” deserved, well, better.

Despite landing strong reviews its 88% onRotten Tomatoesright now the movies a certified box office.

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Better Man is an emotional, entertaining watch from The Greatest Showman director, Michael Gracey.

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with endlessly inventive transitions and montages that find ways to offer something unexpected.

But it does so with a blazing, restless inventiveness that goes beyond mere sensationalism into something downright pathological.

CG-animated chimpanzee Robbie Williams on-stage during a concert in Michael Gracey’s “Better Man”.

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