The Greatest Showman

THE GIST: Orphan and poor, P.T. Barnum is gifted with great ambition, a visionary mind, and a boundless entrepreneurial spirit. In the face of ridicule and opposition, he opens a wax museum and soon after introduces fringe live acts that are considered utterly unique and peculiar. Hungry for more, after a foray managing an opera singer, he will eventually open the traveling circus he's most widely known for.

The Greatest Showman is a really entertaining movie with some great musical numbers that benefits from having an actor like Hugh Jackman, who can both dance and sing very well, in the lead.

He's also surrounded by a great cast that includes Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Keala Settle, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

THE BOTTOM LINE: It's very interesting to see how the modern interpretation of the circus had its origin, however dramatized it might be. Thoroughly entertaining from beginning to end.

Grade: 8