Don't listen to the stupid critics!!! GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!

Rating: 10/10 (31 December 2017)

It almost never fails...if the critics are slamming a movie, it's probably going to be one of my favorites and this is no exception."The Greatest Showman" is fun, upbeat, joyful, exciting, and satisfying! I couldn't care less if it doesn't follow the real story, or that it's "unrealistic", or doesn't have some deep message. BIG DEAL!! Right now, life in America is just bad news after bad news after bad news. The movie is a happy distraction that made me tap me feet, laugh, smile, and just feel good for two hours. It was fanciful and happy, with a family that loved each other and followed their dreams...AND I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT!!! The music was wonderful, the dancing was amazing, and it made me want to cheer at the end. For those who are comparing it to "La La Land"...just don't. That CRAP was horrible! (I almost didn't go see this because I hated "La La Land" so much...but the critics LOVED that long, boring, stupid, crappy, flaccid drivel!) Yes, The Greatest Showman is fantastic, and bold, and breathtaking, and rather unrealistic, but that's what makes it so magical! I don't go to the movies for reality, I go for the exact opposite reason...to escape from reality for just a little while...and this movie does that just wonderfully! I've already seen it twice and plan to go several more times. It MUST be experienced on the big screen though, so don't wait for it to come out on DVD to see it for the first time. I just hope it becomes one of those interactive movies similar to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," because I would TOTALLY go, and I am an over 50, black woman who has never even seen the Rocky Horror movie. Haha! Ignore the critics and just GO!!