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The Greatest Showman

Movie đŸŽ„ Review: “The Greatest Showman”. Critics gave it a 56% the users a 95%.

Inspired by the imagination of P. T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

Perusing through Xfinity On-Demand for something to watch tonight we decided to see this movie, one that we just never got around to seeing at the theater.  When they say musical, they really meant musical, from the opening scene to the very end.

This is a movie for all ages and you need to know that The Greatest Showman is a biographical musical from the songwriters of La La Land that stars Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum, who starts out as a penniless orphan but becomes the world-renowned creator of the circus.  Although it's based on factual events, the movie only covers a short period in Barnum's life and glosses over certain aspects of his career. The Greatest Showman's charming leads and circus scenes should make it a fun pick for families who enjoy history, musical theater, and, of course, the circus.

As you can see the critics weren't very high on it, however the users loved it.  You will find yourself moving and singing to the music throughout the movie.  We were very entertained, and enjoyed learning some of the background to the great P.T. Barnum inventor of The Greatest Show On Earth.