Best musical since Les Miserables

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2017)

The surprising thing with The Greatest Showman is the music. Set in the 1800s, the music and choreography are distinctly modern but somehow it all just works. The acting is excellent, the story moves along without ever dragging but the star of the show is the music, right from the opening song.
My favourite number is the Zac Efron / Zendaya number on the trapeze ropes. The song is lovely, but the choreography is spectacular. Slightly reminiscent of the Billy Elliot The Musical stage production number with 'young Billy' on the trapeze rope dancing with 'adult Billy'. My only slight criticism of the Zac Efron / Zendaya number is that it is really heavily edited with rapid cuts after every single move on the ropes. But overall it was still the highlight for me.
I went to see this movie with someone who generally doesn't like musicals, but we both came out humming the songs and we both really enjoyed it.
This movie is 1000 times better than LaLa Land.