Freak Show

The title confuses the viewer referring to a horror classic, but Freak Show is actually a colourful drama about otherness and tolerance towards others, which not always happens. I found the main character very strange at first and found it hard to sympathise with him, but by the middle of the film this broke down and I was really rooting for Billy. AnnaSophia Robb was endearingly goofy, Abigail Breslin was again a convincing monster, and the icing on the cake was the diva Bette Midler. But the whole film stands on the performance of Alex Lawther, who clearly enjoyed his role immensely. (02/19/2020)