The Greatest Showman Review

I hoped this movie would be something I would really enjoy. With Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron in a musical, it had the recipe for amazement. But I found it was just fine. I wasn't a huge fan of the story line. Take away the music and it's just a tale of a hard luck man who starts a circus. As well the romance between the Zac Efron and Zendaya characters was hard to get behind since their only relationship seemed to be their heart eyes at each other. Even the "affair" with Barnum and Jenny Lind seemed more believable (though also very frustrating). The one thing I enjoyed was the songs but sometimes I felt they went on to long or were repetitive versus. If your a musical fan like me I wouldn't skip it but its definitely not one for the over re-watch shelf.