By Emilio Frenk.
Director: Michael Gracey
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Austyn Johnson, Cameron Seely, Keala Settle, Sam Humphrey, Eric Anderson, Daniel Everidge and Paul Sparks.
Rating: Very Good.
Director Michael Gracey makes his directorial debut with “The Greatest Showman”, and one of the things that I have to mention is the fact that I didn´t had any expectations of it and I was very surprised of how it turned.
The movie takes place in New York City and tells the true story of P.T Barnum (Hugh Jackman) a man who recently lost his job after the company just filed bankruptcy . He is happily married with his wife Charity (Michelle Williams) and have two daughters Caroline (Austyn Johnson) and Helen (Cameron Seely).
As a regular dreamer, P.T. has a vision on creating a Wax Museum in the city. At the beginning things don´t go as expected but decides to put some more entertainment in the place and opens it as a circus.
He will join forces with Phillip Carlye (Zac Efron) a playwright who comes from a rich family, decides to work with Barnum on creating one of the spectacles that not only meant the birth of show business but became a major sensation.
“The Greatest Showman” is a movie that in terms of production is really impressive and I consider it a very well made musical.
The screenplay written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon was written by a lot of detail but at the same time I felt that movie was very predictable from beginning to end.
Other factors that I felt that the movie went a little bit down by moments are the facts that the main characters reached their goals to easily. I know it´s a musical and you need those cheezy moments but I felt that if you had more conflict the movie could have been better.
I feel the movie could have been introduced from the main character when he was younger and not the way around.
I think the movie if it would have been more straight forward from the beginning but still it does work.
The Production Design and Value in this film are really impressive, as well as the performances on this film were very good as well.
I like the performance of the film, specially Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron. Their chemistry together works at all times, they both can sing, dance, act and the bottom line is that this two were are ideal for their respective roles.
If you like musicals I¨m sure that you are going to enjoy “The Greatest Showman” and I would not be surprised if we see a Broadway version in the near future.
“The Greatest Showman” is a very well made movie, I had a great time watching and I highly recommend it.