Forget the Critics

Rating: 9/10 (16 January 2018)

After all the negative reviews, I was just a bit uncertain if I would end up going to this in theater, but after hearing nothing but amazing things from family and friends who went, my girls and I spent our holiday at the movies.
WHAT A BLAST!!! Is it the greatest film ever, not at all. But as he said in the movie, it didn't matter if it was flash and illusion, the smiles were real, and it was a lot of fun. It's the kind of movie that knows what heart strings it's going to pull, and I think it succeeded masterfully.
I think the critics are just bitter because of the underlying message about their profession in the movie. So ignore what the high brow artistic "elite" say and trust me, if you like the classic, feel-good, musicals of the 50's - 60's, this is going to be right up your alley. Hugh Jackman and Zach Efron were fantastic, the rest of the cast was spectacular, and the score was amazing!