A Toe Tapping, Inspiring Musical that I Will Certainly be Seeing Again,

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2018)

The Greatest Showman is a fantastic movie with a really well developed plot and a stellar cast. The film is, by all technicalities, a biography on P.T. Barnum, the man who created the concept of the circus, but it tells his story in a really fresh, unconventional way, while also exaggerating and altering many aspects of his life. It is like a throwback to classic, timely musicals from the 50s, creating a tone and atmosphere very similar to those. As well as that, every number is beautifully written, choreographed and performed, I can see songs such as A Million Dreams and From Now On standing the test of time.
I will say that they did not portray the quirkiness of Barnum as much as the trailers and any facts I would have heard about this man's life would have suggested. There seemed to have been a lot of aspects taken out that would have made for a much more unconventional main character, I have no gripes with Jackman's excellent performance, I just felt the writers made Barnum in to too much of a typical everyman.
The cast is marvelous, shining in both dramatic scenes and high octane musical numbers. Hugh Jackman is the life and soul of this film and is immersed in to this man's life from beginning to end, Michelle Williams plays a complicated, torn wife beautifully, Zac Efron conveys his character's growth throughout the movie immensely well and Zendaya brings a lot of truth to the film, every other member of the cast is just as terrific, fitting perfectly in to this world.
A breathtaking spectacle. Heartwarming and pure, The Greatest Showman teaches us not to be afraid to dream, and to embrace our individuality, I would certainly recommend it to anybody looking for a good musical.

After losing his job, a man decides to pursue his dream of performing and creating a spectacle unlike any other.

Best Performance: Hugh Jackman