THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

Cert PG

Digital today, disc May 14 Hugh Jackman dazzles as circus impresario PT Barnum in this crowd-pleasing rags-to-riches musical biopic.

It has surpassed modest expectations to become a box office phenomenon, having been released in UK cinemas on Boxing Day and is astonishingly still in the UK’s weekly top 10.

Zendaya and Zac Efron add charm and energy to the catchy if forgettable songs. It suffers in comparison to the great MGM musicals of the 1950s, but its heart is in the right place. The script promotes equality, celebrates diversity and defends the rights of anyone to burst into song at the drop of a top hat.