Nice, but MORE Circus, Less Glee, and check your history!

Rating: 7/10 (10 May 2018)

I was so excited to see this movie and really wanted to love it. I didn't. What I did like a lot: Beautiful cinematography, gorgeous costuming, Hugh Jackman (of course), the "never give up" story line. BUT I was bored through the first segment with the kids singing, I found most of the songs to be forgettable, the dance numbers all looked like a Glee production and seemed totally out of place for the historical context.
Jenny Lind was renowned for her angelic voice, not for being a pop diva, although her song was amazing.
I found it annoying that huge plot progress took place while the daughters didn't grow up.
This movie had all the ingredients to be a classic, but by trying to appeal to current music taste, it becomes a freakish thing with people in period costume "gettin' down" to 21st century tunes. I still stuck with it and enjoyed parts of it immensely, like the Bearded Lady solo (even though, once again, the dancing went all Glee.)
So, if you watch, start with a forgiving spirit and lowered expectations.