DO pay attention to critics - this movie is hollow

Rating: 3/10 (15 April 2018)

So, I have never written a review before, but I felt so cheated after seeing this movie that I find myself here to warn all of you to listen to critics for once and ignore users positive reviews.
I started watching it with great expectations. I'm a great lover of musicals and if everyone was talking about it there must be some really good reason, right? If there is, I couldn't find it despite my great efforts. Leaving Hugh Jackman's performance aside (it's impossible not to love the man), the whole thing is an assault on the senses that tries to drive the focus away from its bland and uninteresting story. Really, despite some very bad business decisions Jackman's character makes and his complete lack of financial responsibility, there isn't much more to it. Characters are two-dimensional and underdeveloped. All the musical numbers are just forgettable sugary-autotuned-pop songs. There is no real commitment to any meaningful issue (discrimination, racism, animal cruelty, social gap). Why viewers seem to be so thrilled about the whole thing is beyond me.
So I strongly advice you: don't waste your time. Or if you decide to do so, at least be warned.