LANDON **
I imagine my reaction to this film is pretty similar to the reaction most people had with P.T. Barnum's own circus show. I was a bit mixed. It's certainly a pretty interesting spectacle. Barnum's life is glamorized in a light-hearted musical. It's actually an idea I somewhat appreciate, but it doesn't work very well. On the one hand, the music and songs are all great. They're written by the same writers of the "La La Land" soundtrack, so you know you have something good here. It's a pretty remarkable soundtrack. Everyone does a good job acting here as well, especially the always infectious Hugh Jackman. The story on the other hand, brings the film down a few notches. There's a couple of splitting narratives that are all clumped together into one form of entertainment. The best word I can think of to describe it is "messy." And while there's a good message by the end of it, it drags a lot of clutter to get to that point. Plus, it's really historically inaccurate, which normally wouldn't bother me if there were a few things that weren't accurate, but there's a lot of inaccuracies. Want my diagnosis? Skip the movie and buy the soundtrack. Great soundtrack, not a great movie.
LOGAN **1/2
BANGERANG SCORE: **
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