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The Greatest Showman

2017

Michael Gracey

Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson ...

6.8

20,137

Musical. Drama The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] is all smoke and mirrors, no substance. It hammers pedestrian themes of family, friendship and inclusivity while neglecting the fundaments of character and story."	NEG
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"It’s got something that takes you by surprise: a genuine romantic spirit (...) The numbers in 'The Greatest Showman' have a dance-pop fire that keeps you hooked"	POS
United States	Jason Zinoman The New York Times	"An amusement park version of P.T. Barnum is fine, as far as that goes, but if you are going to aim for family-friendly fun, you need to get the fun part right."	NEU
United States	Jesse Hassenger AV Club	"The movie’s ideas about Barnum are incredibly stupid (...) Barnum’s desire for acceptance in polite society isn’t venal enough to be interesting"	NEG
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"The movie never quite stops feeling like 'Moulin Rouge!' (...) or Broadway projected straight onto a big screen, which certainly isn’t bad news if that’s exactly what you love."	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"A disappointing circus of thinly developed characters (...) A messy, misbegotten venture (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Katie Walsh Detroit News	"A great big mess (...) A profoundly confused and muddled film, with a story that’s at once too thin and too busy (...) The script doesn’t know what era it’s in"	NEG
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Hugh Jackman shines in a joyfully insane spectacle worthy of P.T. Barnum’s name (...) A movie that doesn’t care what you feel so long as you don’t feel like asking for your money back"	NEU
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"[It] misreads the mood (...) What makes this all doubly miserable is much of the craftsmanship in 'The Greatest Showman' would be worthwhile in the service of a different film (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Barnum’s career is interestingly depicted (...) It’s not a film to break moulds or test boundaries. Yet Jackman’s real charm will carry you along (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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