A rollicking good time. Fabulously entertaining. Great musical numbers.

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2018)

What's not to love in this fantastical reinvention of the P.T. Barnum story? In a world where politics are dividing everyone, where standards no longer exist, where it's a rare movie families can enjoy together, there is The Greatest Showman to bring such joy and magnificent energy into our hearts! The music is absolutely wonderful in the very definition of the word. The energy on the screen keeps you tapping your foot and a smile on your face. Not since the great Gene Kelly musicals of the 1940s and 50s have we seen such delightful, excellent, PURE entertainment! Hugh Jackman has proven himself the king of the musical stage and who knew Zac Efron had so much musical and dance talent! A rare movie that lifts your spirits and is so fresh for today's audiences. Bringing back musicals now seems like a reality instead of a dream that happened so many years ago. I predict this movie will join The Sound of Music and Singing in the Rain as a classic to be enjoyed over and over again for years to come. I gave this movie a rare 10 not because it's perfect, but because it played like a dream and time stood still for me throughout it's entirety. I felt transported by the joyfulness and sheer energy that enfused this production. I feel sorry for those of you who could not feel the emotion it elicited for me. I hope we will see many more movies like this in the near future. Mr. Jackman, I forgive you for leaving Wolverine behind. You were definitely meant for a much more inspiring future in musicals.