I was happily surprised ... a gem of a movie

Rating: Null/10 (17 March 2019)

When I heard there was a movie about P.T. Barnum, I was immediately interested. Hugh Jackson's involvement made it further interesting. However, when I heard it was a musical ... ugh ... I lost all interest. I didn't see it in the theater.
But - I did finally watch it and the music was actually quite good. It wasn't exactly a watered down movie built on dancing and signing ... it was lavish, tuneful, quick-paced and engaging. While it wasn't a dramatic "inspired by true events" type move, that's ok. The end product was enjoyable and it was time well spent.
If you're interested in the subject matter, don't be turned off by it being a musical - it's still fun to watch.