This extraordinary new movie, based on the life of British pop star Robbie Williams, is inspirational, heartbreaking, and uplifting. And it's genius. He's portrayed him as a chimpanzee. He'd said he
felt like a performing monkey before, and the filmmakers decided to go with
that image. Beautifully written and rendered, it takes a few minutes to get used to the idea, but it's worth it. Check it out!
This is an evocative, touching book. I grew up in Tennessee just a ways down the road from the hard-luck main character, Skid, offset by just a few years. Randy O’Brien knows the 70s in the South – what’s going on, the shifting attitudes, politics, being poor, and what it’s like to be a kid who’s good at some things but not others. Through the tumult of young love, misfortune and downright unfairness, Skid struggles to do the right thing – sometimes succeeding and sometimes not – while wrestling with the wild emotion of youth and self-discovery. It all builds to a climax that breaks your heart even as it holds out a bit of hope. I recommend it.
Comments