Why do people like this movie ?

Rating: Null/10 (2 September 2019)

Who on earth said it's a good idea to romanticize the life of the greatest conman / hack P.T. Barnum ? I think what has me even more bitter with this movie is the fact that so many little kids have bought into it because of the soundtrack, which granted has 2 good songs and that's it. The movie tries to make you feel for him, which you probably do if you don't know anything about the guy beforehand, and root for him - cringe. I think Zac Efron does good here, Hugh Jackman sings wonderfully and gives a wasted good performance for a character. The woman who plays the bearded lady has a fantastic voice.
The thing is, this movie could be so much better if it was from the perspective of the true victims of Barnum's story, his players. They're the ones who got the worst end of the bit, they're the ones who got one of the two best decent songs on the soundtrack, they deserved to have the movie be about them and tell their story. No idea why they thought it was such a good idea to sympathize with P.T Barnum. Cheesy, annoying, inaccurate film.