A film or a Musical?

Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2018)

We are upon an age where Musicals have their own category altogether and The Greatest Showman does a wonderful job of combining both and not Sacrificing one side to fulfill the other. We have equal brilliance in the Soft acting and the Musical performances.
A film which at first looks set to be the old cliché of Man buys business, business fails at first but with humanity being ever present in the world it somehow gets saved right at the end *Not A Spoiler*.
We Have the Larger than life Character Mr P.T Burnam (Hugh Jackman) who believes there's more to life than the dusty old streets of NewYork and the mundane life of working for failing businesses. His loving wife and kids who see him as the person who brings fun and joy to everything.
Another main Character who was a great addition to this role was Philip Carlyle (Zac Efron). Couldn't have played the role anymore perfect for what the film demanded. He's the perfect son gone rogue and it looks like it's going to be another cliché of The Perfect Son winning the approval of his parents because of the Girl he's chosen against their wishes but the film doesn't follow that direction which was fresh.
We have the Original Stars from when a circus act was first put together, small man, tall man, tattoo man, bendy man and not to forget the ever so popular bearded lady. I can only imagine someone like Guy Laliberte (CO Founder of Cirque du Soleil) starting out this way minus the animals.
The film/Musical starts out at a steady pace with acting that requires cheesiness at times and it follows one pace right through the film which is perfect. The story too Song ratio is just perfectly balanced so your not absorbed by the songs so much you lose interest in the story vise versa. The story is quite simple but moving which is clearly down to the selection of music. Important observation is the main actors are great but keep an eye on the background performers who absolutely put everything into the choreography and are just as entertaining as the main screen performers.
great story and simple message that we can get lost in success even without doing anything wrong. To become blind when our ambition is so strong that we lose sight of the people in our peripheral vision and only see the objective. I feel like this great magical film was very simple yet I want to write so much.
I will conclude this long winded yet necessary break down of the film. 100% amazing family film, great musical performances, necessary soft acting (anything too serious takes away from it), great screen shots and the main song has to be the best song for me. Hugh Jackman shows hes not just an actor but a TRUE talented performer. You always know a films going to be Unique when Zac 'can't keep a top on' Efron has his clothes on and it was a joy to watch him play this role.
Not enough great things I can say about this film but I will say this, if you like musicals or not its not a prerequisite for this film. 8/10