One in the eye for the critics!

Rating: 10/10 (27 February 2018)

My last cinema visit was for Blade Runner 2049 - a quite brilliant film loved by critics and largely ignored by the cinema-going public. Like its predecessor it will probably come to be regarded a classic.
With The Greatest Showman we have the situation in reverse - disliked by critics and thriving on word-of-mouth from paying customers and many repeated viewings. It is a fictionalised musical account of the life of P. T. Barnum. Is it accurate? No. Was Barnum a nice guy? Apparently not.
But this film is a cinema treat for anyone who likes big screen musicals with great performances and a slew of catchy songs. I can understand repeated viewings as it reminds me most of Disney classics like Beauty & the Beast in terms of addictive tunes. If you like big screen musicals then ignore the critics and give it a go. It will, no doubt, be regarded as a musical classic...