Odd little film

Rating: Null/10 (1 February 2019)

After loving La La Land, I thought, maybe I'd give this a try. Nope! Not for me. The songs are unmemorable, and everything else was okay. The story has a few plot lines that keep it going but it all feels very surface level? As in the main plot never really took off. It wasn't building towards a climax, it's just events that follow each other but in a film that wasn't slice of life. The characters were also ok. It could have been spectacular, but for me it missed the mark.
IMO they needed a better composer, less subtly with the plots (i mean, it's a CIRCUS! Give PT more PERSONALITY. He's a New York Businessman with a dream and determination (and had controversies with workers). You have the stories of the performers too- everyone in NYC (to this day) has a story of where they came from where they're going but they made it so....bland (to me).
The positives: cinematography and camera work was really good. The way they planned the camera angles or whatnot was excellent. The sets were great (except the CGI animals- seemed hokey to me). The acting was...okay. The characters were...mediocre. The pacing was okay. The music was okay. It honestly made me want to watch a documentary of the fellow cuz he's an interesting person and this film alluded to that (inaccurately) and didn't make it their own. If you love musicals you'll love this, but otherwise, YMMV.