Overview
The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
The late, great comedian Patrice O’Neil used to say that he wished that he knew how to watch a film before he started watching the film. I think about this now and then when I watch a movie. In my head I am an armchair director and I want to take in the whole film. At times it really robs me of the enjoyment that I otherwise might have had.
I think that this film is a great example of me over-thinking a film. I probably spent half the film trying to figure out where they were going and if all of the events were true and…. stuff. And then I finally realized that the film wasn’t so much about Barnum the man as it was about how so many of us struggle to escape our lot in life. It felt very much like a mix between Les Miserables and Rent. It might not be the best film ever made but by the end I was smiling and I felt like the whole experience was worthwhile.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Greatest Showman
Movie title: The Greatest Showman
Movie description: The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Date published: 2018-03-24
Director(s): Michael Gracey
Actor(s): Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Keala Settle, Ellis Rubin, Ziv Zaifman, Skylar Dunn, Loren Allred, Sam Humphrey, Austyn Johnson, Cameron Seely, Paul Sparks, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eric Anderson, Daniel Everidge, Shannon Holtzapffel, Gayle Rankin, Will Swenson, Fredric Lehne, Kathryn Meisle, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Marko Caka, Isaac Eshete
Genre: Drama, Music
My Review
The late, great comedian Patrice O’Neil used to say that he wished that he knew how to watch a film before he started watching the film. I think about this now and then when I watch a movie. In my head I am an armchair director and I want to take in the whole film. At times it really robs me of the enjoyment that I otherwise might have had.
I think that this film is a great example of me over-thinking a film. I probably spent half the film trying to figure out where they were going and if all of the events were true and…. stuff. And then I finally realized that the film wasn’t so much about Barnum the man as it was about how so many of us struggle to escape our lot in life. It felt very much like a mix between Les Miserables and Rent. It might not be the best film ever made but by the end I was smiling and I felt like the whole experience was worthwhile.
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My Review - 8/10
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