Pack Up Your Troubles And Go See "The Greatest Showman"

     It's the end of January, outside it's cold, dreary, melty and muddy,

...the United States Government has shut down - sorta,

...because Donald Trump, elected President on the his self-proclamation that he was the greatest deal-maker in the history of existence, turned out to have a glaring lack of talent for deal-making,

...except in some cases.

     But what's the use of worrying, right? It never was worthwhile.
     Instead pack up your troubles like I did last night and go see "The Greatest Showman,"

...the movie-musical rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches bio of P.T. Barnum, inventor of the circus and entrepreneur extraordinaire,

...starring Hugh Jackman as the charismatic Phineas T. Barnum,

Michelle Williams as his wife and soul mate Charity,

...two adorable little girls as their daughters,

...Zach Efron as Barnum's young partner Phillip Carlyle in his first decent role since "High School Musical,"

(All right, I guess he was decent in "Paper Boy." It was just the movie that was dreadful)

...Rebecca Ferguson as "Swedish Nightingale"  Jenny Lind,

...and a phenomenal assortment of actors and actresses as the members of  "Barnum's Circus," as he calls his troupe of "human curiosities."

    The film is heart-gripping, heart warming, and entertaining as it tells a magical story of P.T. Barnum's rise from a poor orphan to a master showman interwoven with love stories, stories of friendships, of overcoming adversity and standing up to ignorance and hatred, and of an uplifting affirmation of the beauty and worth of every human being,

...told with beautiful colors, dazzling costumes, great music and the most awesome dance scenes.

     Go see "The Greatest Showman."  It'll make you smile, smile, smile. I promise.