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The Greatest Showman
PG13 (SINGAPORE)
2017
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The Greatest Showman
Positive Reviews
118
Negative reviews
52
Average Rating
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2.5
The production numbers tend to grab at a number of visual ideas, but the simpler ones hybridize an old fashioned backlot aesthetic with newfangled spe ..
Av Club
2.5
The Greatest Showman is so eager to entertain, and so earnest in its sentimentality, that it is hard to fully begrudge its bounding goodwill.
Den Of Geek
1.5
Hence why despite its circus and human oddity subject matters, the strangest sight is that of a musical determined to play for a generation that doesn ..
Den Of Geek
3.2
Then again, The Greatest Showman is all about the dizzy pleasure of letting yourself be hoodwinked, and its a testament to the movies idiosyncratic ap ..
Indie Wire
4.5
Distilling all of his films disparate themes into the stuff of raw emotion, Gracey has crafted a wildly ridiculous spectacle that functions as an ode ..
Indie Wire
1.5
If you believe that bunch of malarkey, Ive got a bridge in Brooklyn Id like to sell you.
Austin Chronicle
3.0
An old fashioned musical with a none more zeitgeisty songsheet, it may not be a flawless piece of storytelling, but its a pretty decent show.
Time Out
2.0
Working his bulletproof grin and sparkly eyes to maximum effect, the Tony winning Jackson has no problem with the busy choreography and overblown show ..
Screen Daily
4.0
You may go watch this film to witness the thrill of a circus spectacle but what you also get is something real.
ETimes (TOI)
3.2
Nothing changes that the script feels shallow and undercooked or that the songs are largely fluff, but everyone involved is giving it their all and th ..
Collider
1.5
As such, it becomes a tidy encapsulation for The Greatest Showman, a movie musical mealy mouthed enough to be interpreted as an outsider story, made o ..
Vulture
2.3
Frankly, theres no reason to feel bad should you end up under The Greatest Showmans spellthats what its designed to dobut hang onto your sense of pers ..
Paste Magazine
4.4
The whole number comes from the brazen heart of showbiz: Make it interesting!.Give em something to look at!
Rogerebert
4.0
The Greatest Showman is nothing but decadent desserts from start to finish.
IGN
2.0
But the Greatest Showman misreads the mood like a man following a funeral cortege in a Bernie Clifton ostrich suit.
Telegraph
3.5
The expectation is that youll go along, entranced by the greatest show. And honestly, its really hard not to be taken away on this magical ride
The Young Folks
3.0
There are jaw dropping numbers sprinkled through Greatest Showman, a movie that fully embraces the musical genre and all of its trappings.
Cinema Blend
3.0
The screenplay is unlikely to withstand ten minutes of fact checking, but if thats whats on your mind as the Bearded Lady, the Dog Boy and Chang and E ..
Ny Daily News
2.0
The Greatest Showman is a disjointed, glossy, sugar coated mess that just skates by on Jackmans natural charm and charisma.
Screen Rant
0.0
The problem, of course, is that for entertainment to achieve even the modest goal of pleasing distraction it must be, you know, entertaining.And The G ..
The Globe And Mail
4.0
The take away spiritual message of this film: Blessed are the Inclusive.
Spirituality And Practice
2.2
Adding to the depressing air is the overly aggressive choreography of Ashley Wallen.
One Guys Opinion
2.5
Its lovely choreography, a genuinely thrilling moment in a film thats mostly Cirque du So Lame.
Village Voice
2.5
Graceys film might be passable if you have low expectations and the dazzling photography by Seamus McGarvey and the stagey music reaches you.
Sover
2.5
10 1 5 / 10 The Greatest Showman is not a bio pic of P.T. Barnum.
Blu Ray
2.0
Jackman is charismatic in the lead but no match for the movies slickness and sentimentality, and the songs are generic Top 40 pop.
Chicago Reader
2.5
Its a song and dance showcase that punches every element of every musical number beyond its peak.
Mark Reviews Movies
1.9
No doubt those will be forgotten in favor of the films family friendly nature and hooky songs, though dazzling show tunes like these deserve better th ..
Usa Today
1.5
This movie does still suffer from a lot of the same problems, musically, that La La Land did, where I cant understand a word that the chorus is saying ..
You Tube
1.0
Hugh Jackman as the impresario and politician PT Barnum, presumably aiming for youthful virility.The screen reality is slightly more Liberace NIKO TAV ..
The Times
2.5
The music is not good enough to make it a good musical, either, despite good attempts at staging, some effective dance numbers and some good performan ..
Lariat
3.2
Its good, but its only good if you already like the thing that it is.Which I do!
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
A miscast and unappealing Rebecca Ferguson as soprano Jenny Lind sinks the movie even further.
News Review
4.0
But what it is in essence is a joyously uplifting potpourii of visual resplendence, stylish choreography and solid gold magic, one engineered to appro ..
Radio Times
4.5
But I cant imagine that those behind the movie The Greatest Showman arent planning on turning that into a full blown, blockbuster production on the gr ..
Screen It
1.9
Still, Im convinced there is a good movie trying to punch itself out of The Greatest Showman.
Rolling Stone
2.0
This is a good thing for many reasons.For one, it gives studios permission to take chances on original movie musicals.
Decider
2.5
Where The Greatest Showman beats La La Land in casting and production quality, it falters in the far more important arena for a feel good story: captu ..
Pop Matters
1.5
Its admirably belted by Settle, but paired poorly with a snow filled march through the streets that looks cold instead of stirring.As for Nathan Crowl ..
The Wrap
2.5
Jackman is a perfect fit to play the man who invented our notion of spectacle, but this is one unspectacular musical.
News Day
4.0
Theres nothing subtle about The Greatest Showman, but its high style and relentless energy may very well seduce willing audience members.
Film Journal
2.5
Otherwise, for a biopic that purports to celebrate humanity in all its diversity, The Greatest Showman is surprisingly flat.
Hindustan Times
3.0
But worry not you two dozen fans of Sing all over the world, Hugh Jackman and Michael Gracey have made one for you already: The Greatest Showman!
Hindustan Times
2.0
Imagine a film that replaces an emotional climax with a scene in which the main character rides an enormous CGI elephant covered in glitter.In fact, i ..
The Guardian
3.0
Hugh Jackmans new film celebrates PT Barnum but lets not airbrush history Read more Its a movie which in some ways resembles Baz Luhrmanns Moulin Roug ..
The Guardian
3.0
Its got a great beat and you can dance to it (or Jackman, Efron and the rest can, anyway). And Barnum would have loved it.
Az Central
3.0
On its own terms, its an achievement.If I was 13, this might please my eyes and ears.
Smh
1.9
The Greatest Showman is the dumbest movie.You can hardly describe a bombastic musical biography of circus promoting bamboozle artist P.T. Barnum as be ..
Star Tribune
3.5
But The Greatest Showman hasnt come to linger on that kind of self reflection; its too busy delivering great spectacle, and a lot of swirly, shiny hum ..
Ew
2.5
Yet because this tale is told in such overwrought and simplistic terms, it feels more self congratulatory than insightful.
Salon
4.0
First time director Michael Gracey, previously a visual effects artist, certainly grasps the business of show, filling the screen with a kaleidoscopic ..
Flim List
3.5
A Fictional Rendering Of The Greatest Show On Earth The Greatest Showman is a fantasy.With lavish set pieces, giant spectacle, and jaw dropping imager ..
Film Inquiry
3.0
It may not be quite the greatest show on Earth, but Gracey, Jackman and the entire cast are deeply committed to entertaining and leave you feeling an ..
Empire
3.0
Susan Grangers review of The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox) Hugh Jackman is sensational as the legendary huckster P.T. Barnum but neither the scr ..
Susang Ranger
2.5
Nothing theyve provided for The Greatest Showman comes close to the beauty and excitement of the Cy Coleman songs from Broadways Barnum.
Observer
3.0
Exuberant performances propel this musical biopic, which isnt perfect but does occasionally delight thanks to its stellar cast, led by the inimitable ..
Common Sense Media
2.0
One of the strongest and catchiest musical performances come from the pairing, but its still largely silly and worthless.
Flickering Myth
5.0
The Greatest Showman lives up to its name, providing two hours of sheer entertainment.
Book My Show
3.0
The director, Michael Gracey, delivers quick doses of excitement in splashy scenes but has little feel for the choreographic action, offers scant hist ..
New Yorker
4.5
Theres nothing at all wrong with a shameless movie, a picture built for pure entertainment and wholly unembarrassed about it.
Time
3.2
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Boston Herald
1.9
The Greatest Showmans spectacle is overshadowed by its archaic and misguided notions of American exceptionalism.
Slant Magazine
2.5
Gracey, a commercial director and visual effects artist, is clearly more confident staging the various dance sequences, and keeps falling back on them ..
The New Indian Express
2.5
And for all the problems with the film, it isnt The Greatest Showmans worst crime either.
The New Indian Express
2.5
Its a standard issue holiday biopic, one that tells a story about a populist entertainer hungry for highbrow respect, the joys of showbiz and the pric ..
The New York Times
3.0
This may be nonsense but its wellmeaning and, most importantly, entertaining nonsense.
Express
3.0
It is a little clunky and cheesy but when it works, it really does bring a song to your heart and a tear to your eye.
Express
3.2
The Greatest Showman, despite its flaws, is a winning piece of work.
The Film Stage
2.5
Spectacle can be a good thing a bit of escapist fun that transports audiences into a feast for the senses and allows them to leave their worries behin ..
Bullz-Eye
2.5
There is nothing especially wrong with it other than that for some of us it represents 105 minutes in hell.
Boston Globe
2.8
Robin: If you are a fan of musicals, then The Greatest Showman will appeal to you.
Reeling Reviews
2.5
Robin: If you are a fan of musicals, then The Greatest Showman will appeal to you.
Reeling Reviews
3.5
The Greatest Showman is a wildly idealized take on Barnums humble beginnings that touts itself as an uplifting story about the importance of family, b ..
Uproxx
2.0
The films insistence that Barnums freakshow is born from warm, fuzzy humanity and very contemporary notions of inclusivity is not just historically in ..
The Irish Times
2.5
The broad performances, simplistic emotions and slick songs might eventually win audiences over, but only because theyre too worn out to resist.
Las Vegas Weekly
3.8
In style, if not substance, The Greatest Showman is reminiscent of the Disney film, Newsies.
ReelViews
2.0
It hammers pedestrian themes of family, friendship and inclusivity while neglecting the fundaments of character and story.
Hollywood Reporter
2.0
But Graceys The Greatest Showman is all about the theater of spectacle, and wowing you into submission before you even have a chance to question many ..
Birth Movies Death
4.0
On the whole, The Greatest Showman is charming, its uplifting, it makes you smile, and its a great way to end the year on a high note.
Deccan Chronicle
2.0
What Jackman cannot do is project the raw charisma to justify the title.
Standard
4.0
If you want to be entertained, this is a movie for you; just dont believe much of what you see.
Tony Medley
4.4
But as pure entertainment, Graceys energetic effort succeeds in a way that goes well beyond anything I anticipated before entering the theatre.
Movie Freak
1.5
But theres a deeply strange cognitive dissonance in watching performers in period dress sing and dance to contemporary pop songs.
Detroit News
3.5
Very.Yet The Greatest Showman wants to give you a splashy good time, and does, and its got something that takes you by surprise: a genuine romantic sp ..
Variety
2.0
The Greatest Showman, unfortunately doesnt benefit from his talent as it is bogged down by formulaic story beats, unexciting plotting and messy direct ..
Firstpost
3.0
(CNN) The Greatest Showman isnt the greatest show on Earth, but its a pretty good one, and as an original musical for kids weaned on animation, one of ..
Cnn
3.0
It has plenty of enjoyable musical numbers and absolutely nothing else.
Forbes
4.4
Filmmaker Michael Gracey does a fantastic job of immediately drawing the viewer into the briskly paced proceedings, as The Greatest Showman kicks off ..
Reel Film
2.0
But right now theres something especially uncomfortable about watching a character based on the father of entertainment spectaculars praising exaggera ..
Vox
4.0
The Greatest Showman has established itself as an uplifting crowd pleaser.
Hey U Guys
1.9
A worthy message but such a dreary vehicle in which to deliver it.Humbug.
The Star
2.8
The man loved a good spectacle, and this movie is definitely not without it.But its not in service of anything thoughtful or meaningful.
The Play List
3.0
Its best sections are the music sequences, contemporary pop anthems with great hooks that are choreographed to communicate much better than the clunky ..
Now Toronto
2.0
Before Hollywood was the circus Michael Graceys musical The Greatest Showman makes this point well.
Scroll
3.1
If you go in looking for some decent musical numbers and a showy pick me up, youll probably come away satisfied.
Deseret News
4.5
Spectacular set pieces, showy choreography and dazzling costumes are a mainstay.
Urban Cine File
3.0
The Greatest Showmans only goal is to entertain the hell out of you, and it pursues it with single minded determination and all the razzle dazzle it c ..
Film Ink
3.5
Not especially impressive, inventive, or well put together, no. But great.Perhaps greatness can exist on its own accord.
Ner Dist
2.0
The Greatest Showman is a film that will be quickly forgotten.As such its unworthy of its subject or its star. Daniel M. Kimmel is a veteran movie cri ..
Maki At The Movies
3.0
The Greatest Showman may not delve very deep or motivate deep and meaningful conversation, but its a show well done one that boasts a wonderful cast, ..
Cine Vue
4.5
The Greatest Showman is the feel good (and feel good about it) movie every holiday season needs.
Tamp A Bay
1.9
The bizarre message of The Greatest Showman, the new movie musical based on the life of famous trickster P.T. Barnum: Be yourself.
New York Post
4.0
Sure, it will annoy chin rubbers looking for something meatier.But its a musical, not some gritty crime drama or daring expose.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
4.0
The Greatest Showmans severe romanticism and ridiculous but affecting enthusiasm make it irresistibly life affirming.
Lw Lies
4.0
The Greatest Showman is a warm and infinitely joyful film perfect for this time of year but, if youre not a musical mega fan, it can be a bit wearying ..
Nz Herald
3.0
The Greatest Showman looks instead to its all star cast and some bombastic set pieces to keep us entertained.
Digital Spy
3.0
As long as you do your best not to think about it too hard.And can stomach plenty of earnest cheese.
Flicks
3.0
Instead its just a movie featuring circus characters who sing and do choreographed dance numbers.
Screen Crush
1.5
In fact, The Greatest Showman is barely a film at all.The talents of Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams are wasted in The Greatest Showman.
Stuff
2.0
Every year, Broadway crowns a new crowd pleaser and films that bother to insert a fantasy sequence of crooning and/or hoofing into their narrative usu ..
Film Racket
4.5
It is true that the entire technical department is essential for The Great Showman to become what it is, but everything would have been in vain withou ..
1.9
Strange but not freakish, eyebrow raising but not bizarre, this original movie musical forces conventionality on a sordid and surreal chapter of Ameri ..
Larsen On Film
2.5
The fact is, The Greatest Showman did make me smile, despite its clunky storytelling and troubled optics.
Vanity Fair
2.0
Its very silly, but it might make an undemanding seasonal night out.
The Arts Desk
4.0
MY movie year started with a delightful musical (La La Land) so it seems fitting it should end with one too.
The Sun
3.0
He dances and sings with aplomb and lifts it above its mediocrity.
FilmFare
3.8
Together they possess an effervescence and charm strong enough to overcome a rote script.
Patriot Ledger
4.4
The dance numbers have plenty of energy, though rookie director Michael Graceys shot selection is sometimes haphazard.
Sltrib
2.5
But a rollercoaster can get away with lacking a story and lacking thought; a movie, not so much.
Film
3.0
If anything lets The Greatest Showman down it is the rather formulaic relationship dynamics.
Scmp
3.1
The Greatest Showman, however, isnt particularly concerned about Barnums darker side.
1.5
The Greatest Showman is a hokey glitter bomb of unbridled musical melodrama, and thats not a critique.
Ign
3.8
With all that corn and cheese and old timey sentiment, The Greatest Showman ends up scoring some very timely social arguments. P.T. Barnum himself wou ..
Chicago Sun Times
3.5
Its just flat out exciting to see them doing musicals again and for the first time together.We may never see it again so just enjoy it.
Punch Drunk Critics
1.0
Director Michael Gracey sprinkles age defying pixie dust all over song and dance man Hugh Jackman to produce a modern musical version of the PT Barnum ..
Sandiego Reader
5.0
The Greatest Showman is a remarkable celebration of music, creativity, and imagination.
We Live Entertainment
3.8
A good musical is hard to find and for whatever flaws it has, Showman is at heart a good musical.
ComingSoon
3.8
Wolverine is as great a showman here as he was as MC of the 2009 Oscar ceremony.
Shockya
3.0
Last years Sing Street and La La Land come to mind and, despite their award wins and acclaim, they have nothing of this movies desire for all ages, br ..
Straits Times
2.5
The only time we even see a lion is in the final musical piece of the filmwhere, no joke, they just sing The Greatest Show againwhen two lions jump th ..
The Ringer
4.0
It is worth catching if you care about original movie musicals at all.
Dead Line
3.5
In that regard, The Greatest Showman delivers, as theres an abundance of splendor and spectacle that makes it a captivating, spirited, genuinely uplif ..
Metro New York
3.0
But theres a crowd pleasing charm to its simplicity and it remains incredibly beguiling.
Bitly
3.8
You have to reach back to Moulin Rouge in 2001 for a movie spectacle as throwback lush and musically modern as The Greatest Showman.
Post Gazette
2.0
Barnum succeeds by accepting his skills, finding a product, and effectively marketing it.
The Daily Beast
5.0
Really, truly great music!.On average, the songs in The Greatest Showman are objectively better than the songs in La La Land.
The Daily Beast
3.0
Honestly, this kind of works.Its a weird combination of sloppiness and inspiration.
Alternate Ending
2.5
Even if you know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about PT Barnum, The Greatest Showman is not a great movie.
Lainey Gossip
3.8
The story is interesting and the beats are well acted, but its the musical numbers that make The Greatest Showman.
Guide Live
2.5
Hugh Jackman is asked to merely coast in a splashy but shallow picture that might as well have been called American Idle.
Clclt
3.0
The Greatest Showman is a tale of opportunism repackaged as idealism, that seems mostly unclear about what its selling.
Black Girl Nerds
3.0
Not sure if first time director Michael Gracey will get that much fame out of The Greatest Showman, but this cheeky monkey makes for some fun, light e ..
National Post
3.5
All of this might go down easier if the historic P.T. Barnum were a slightly more consistent inspirational subject.
Original Cin
3.5
The songs have a peppy pop vibe to it and will linger with you long after you leave the theater.
News18
4.5
With a screenplay from Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, a bit too much of The Greatest Showman is cut and dried (or outright fabrications for the sake of ..
Third Coast Review
4.0
The Greatest Showman is not the greatest show, but it is definitely good enough.
The New Paper
2.0
The Greatest Showman may have some awesome music and set pieces, but when it gets down to the thick of it, P.T. Barnums personal history is largely ig ..
Cultured Vultures
4.0
The drama rises when bad things happen to the circus and P.T makes some good and some bad decisions.
Review Express
4.4
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Qc Times
1.5
First time director Michael Gracey strains to infuse this thing with magic and wonder, but the numbers stubbornly refuse to take flight even as the ac ..
Fw Weekly
2.5
Its begging for love, like a puppy serenading us with pop songs.Its exhausting, and messy.
Ap News
4.4
Conservatives will cheer The Greatest Showman for its old school charms and its complex portrait of monogamy.
Hollywood Into To
4.5
Promising her a life with billion dreams, they both tie the knot with a warning from Charitys father Shell get tired of your (Barnums) life and come b ..
Koimoi
3.0
The narrative is peanuts.Hugh Jackman is front and center as Phineus Taylor Barnum.
Us Magazine
4.5
With its beautiful costumes, spectacular choreography and a willing cast of great performers, you might just be the sucker born to enjoy this film.
Spectrum Culture
1.3
Its an awful mess, but its flashy.The temptation is to cover your face and watch it through your fingers, because its so earnest and embarrassing and ..
Sf Chronicle
2.0
It may provide just enough spectacle to prove a pleasant distraction during the holiday period, but a warning in advance leave the brain behind for th ..
Film Ireland
1.9
The heart is abundant, the message crystal clear, the songs are catchy as hell and high school theater kids will love the heck out of it.But it needed ..
Cambridge Day
4.5
Everything about this film clicks from start to finish. The music, the choreography, the costumes and the performances are top notch.
Movie Chambers
2.5
But theres something deeply disturbing about a musical that purports to celebrate diversity while simultaneously airbrushing the rougher edges of its ..
News
3.0
The flimsy ish story doesnt give him much opportunity to really dig deep into what made Barnum tick.
Richard Crouse
2.5
Anachronistic as all get out, though often in the overt cause of racial justice and equality, the movie strains narrative credulity at every turn.Whil ..
Film Festival Today
2.0
The Greatest Showman feels like a generic version of a big screen musical.
Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
4.0
Michael Gracys direction of Jenny Bicks and Bill Condons script is spectacular, warm, and grand.
Kdhx
4.5
However, if a visually stunning cinematic spectacle with enough musical numbers is your thing, you will surely enjoy The Greatest Showman.
Times Now News
4.0
Jackman, who turns 50 in October, doesnt need Wolverine muttonchops to be a superhero all he has to do is open his golden throat and blow us away.
Aarp
2.0
But at heart, The Greatest Showman is a familiar bit of hokum, sanitized and trite, too eager to please and too unchallenging to hold our attention.
Saportare Port
5.0
The Greatest Showman is a hopeful, even profound, tale of triumph over adversity and the intimate bonds which make life worth everything, a special mo ..
The Film File
2.5
Movie musicals walk a tricky tightrope all that singing can be magical, or it can just be silly and The Greatest Showman teeters, all too often.
Seattle Times
3.0
Should a celebration of outrage be so studiously inoffensive.Should an ode to risk taking be so safe
Bbc
4.5
Who could pull off the greatest showman other than an amazing showman himself.
FlickDirect
3.8
But damned if there arent touching moments all through The Greatest Showman.
Buffalo News
5.0
Open your heart to it and you will have an exceptional film experience.
Huffing Ton Post
3.8
B+ I am in no way dissing The Greatest Showman by saying that when it is available on DVD and streaming it is destined, even designed to be popular fo ..
Huffing Ton Post
4.5
This film may not be the greatest show, but in this film, Jackman is the greatest showman.
Movies and Shakers
2.5
What is unexpected is how flat the film is, despite the efforts of its talented cast.
Showbiz Junkies
2.5
If you treat the film entirely as fiction, its an earnest, enjoyable musical, but removing it from problematic source material is a challenge.
Chesapeake Family
3.0
The Greatest Showman has the right message but it makes the songs do all the work.
Monsters And Critics
2.0
As a musical, The Greatest Showman is frustratingly inconsistent when it isnt one note.
Film Monthly
2.5
I guess the songs wore down my sympathy.The Greatest Showman has its charms.
Student Edge
4.0
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN would probably not have been released but for the successful recent LA LA LAND.The irony is that while LA LA LAND probably enable ..
Leepers Us
3.5
The visual appeal of The Greatest Showman shouldnt come as much of a surprise, given that director Michael Graceys work seems to be primarily focused ..
Brightest Young Things
3.1
The screenplay, by Jenny Bicks and Dreamgirls director Bill Condon, covers Barnums life up to the formation of the popular circus bearing his name inf ..
M Live
4.5
Yet, like those other musicals, this doesnt detract from the overall end product.
KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
5.0
Any movie that can entertain and draw interest in a subject deserves to be revered.
Movie Reviews Cinemaclips
4.0
While there are moments of un evenness, overall the production is uplifting; its a feel good movie at its core.
Pasadena Weekly
4.5
If the elements start to stick out, then the desired effect doesnt shine through.
4.4
Hugh Jackman dazzles as circus tycoon P.T. Barnum in this criminally underrated biopic featuring a timeless Pasek & Paul songbook of A Million Dreams ..
Imdb
3.0
A festive musical treat with an enchanting performance from Jackman and a feel good soundtrack youll be hunting down as soon as you leave the cinema.
Flavourmag
3.0
If you can put the fact that this is a very sanitized version of Barnums life to one side (he exploited his performers and conned audiences with hoaxe ..
Movies 4 Kids
1.5
This isnt a soundtrack thats likely to recruit theater geeks to memorize the tunes, but the songs are fine and there is some very well shot dance chor ..
1.5
For those going to the cinema expecting an historically accurate biopic of PT Barnum will be sorely disappointed.
1.0
But where would be the fun, the uplift or the box office potential in that
Beta La Times
3.5
This isnt a subtle, finely tuned piece of art, this is cheery lunacy that revels in its attempt to call back on the positive musicals of the past.
The AU Review
1.3
Quite incongruously,The Greatest Showmansuggests that Barnum is a heroic figure, a wokeentertainer and family man, who also capitalized on animal suff ..
Deep Focus Review
1.5
Director Michael Graceys THE GREATEST SHOWMAN squanders most of the audiences good graces, managing to turn what shouldve been an epic masterpiece int ..
Sassymamainla
2.5
Visual spectacle falls as flat as a dead elephant; the movies big trapeze number is choreographed with the plastic gusto of a 1990s soft drink commerc ..
4 Columns
4.5
The debutant director, Michael Gracey, who has directed commercials before, delivers a feature film with sincerity and buoyancy in same good measure.
Asianage
4.5
Still, theyre fun enough that theyre likely to worm their way into your brain. (
College Movie Review
5.0
The Greatest Showman Brings Songs to Your Heart and Tears to Your Eyes Step right up for the greatest movie on earth!
Opeeqo
3.1
You empathize with people who the posh 1800s New York society doesnt like when they have their big This is Me moment!
615 Film
4.0
The Greatest Showman is so much fun. You got Hugh Jackmans contagious charisma, Zac Efron holding his own and Zendaya flying through the air with ease ..
Fox 4 Kansas City
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