One clever and enjoyable movie with Life imitating Art!

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2017)

Loved this movie! It's got me really thinking about how clever this movie is; that in spite of all the criticism it's received; the life of Barnum, as portrayed by Hugh Jackman, faced the same criticism by James Gordon Bennett, the editor of the New York Herald at the time about the way he promoted his acts to bring the crowds in. And after they came and saw the show, they all left with a smile.
I'm wondering if the early criticism by the likes of Rotten Tomatoes was in part by design and all the new positive feedback from the audiences who have now seen the movie; really show that the film makers are genuinely the real deal ... and that Jackman today is truly the Greatest Showman!