Review of The Greatest Showman (2017) by Brian N — 16 May 2018

May not be accurate to PT Barnum, but it's full joy that I didn't gave a crap whether or not it's accurate or not.

This review of The Greatest Showman (2017) was written by Brian N on 16 May 2018.

The Greatest Showman has generally received positive reviews.

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I am amazed that this movie didn't get better reviews. As a dancer/singer, I felt that the dancing and choreography was extraordinary…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 26 Dec 2018

0 to infinite... that's the proof, how the small thinks grow up. I gonna watch it 4'th time using boxxy software. Nice free app on my android…

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