Style over substance but still very enjoyable

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2017)

I went to see this film last week and I enjoyed very much.
The musical numbers are just perfect with great music and choreographies.
The costumes and cinematography are very good.
The whole film is a visual fest it really has that woow factor you want from a musical.
The soundtrack is the best I've heard from this decade. All the songs are good and very catchy. These are songs you can listen to a thousand times and won't get tired of them
All the actors are really good in their roles
especially Hugh Jackman who was born to do musicals apart from Wolverine , it's clear he is in his element, his comfort zone which is perfectly fine. When an actor feels good in a genre it's transmitted and makes everything much more enjoyable and believable.

And this one of the few musicals where everyone does a great job at singing and dancing. No one is mediocre at it and it's something to appreciate very much.

What makes this film go down to a 8 is The Romance and the whole story.
The story feels weak and rushed it lacks a lot of development, as for the Romance.
Both love stories feel shoe horned, there is no chemistry and you don't feel like they are madly in love with each other.
At the end it's a very fun feel good movie with a great soundtrack and musical numbers but it's one of those cases of style over substance.