Review of The Greatest Showman (2017) by Arth J — 22 Mar 2018

So what's your act..

The Greatest Showman.

Its short runtime sweeps away swiftly by one's eyes with the charm of its musical numbers, witty choreography and stunning background score but as far as execution is concerned the makers seems careless about the quality offered resulting into a shallow emotional drama that fails to connect the audience. Michael Gracey; the director, is not in his A game and seems a bit distracted from his objective and focuses more on the razzle dazzle that its musical acts brings on the screen. On performance objective, Hugh Jackman has got it covered with a good supporting cast like Michelle Williams and Rebecca Ferguson while Zac Efron and Zendaya still has to go far long down the road. The Greatest Showman might be rich on little aspects like production design, costume, design and of course its soundtrack but what it fails to deliver is a good old tale told with conviction and a genuine soul to invest in it (despite of what Hugh Jackman might say through his performance; he is brilliant in it).