‘The Greatest Showman’ Is a Fairy Tale… With Humbugs
Hugh Jackman is P.T. Barnum in ‘The Greatest Showman.’In any story about author, entrepreneur and showman Phineas Taylor Barnum, audiences should anticipate humbugs — and that expectation is fulfilled in The Greatest Showman. This entertaining musical, starring Hugh Jackman, relies mostly on legend. In its imagined rags to riches story, P.T. Barnum’s knack for self-promotion is outstripped only by his humanity toward his unusual performers, the Bearded Lady (Keala Settle), the Lucasie albino family, General Tom Thumb (Sam Humphrey), and the African-American trapeze artist Anne (Zendaya). Flawed by a tacked-on subplot (with Zac Efron), and an inexperienced director, the movie will nevertheless charm young audiences.
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