I had not seen the stage show, so didn't know what to expect, although I had seen the trailers.
I can only think the career reviewers were having a bad day. We were entralled from start to finish and loved every minute of it. Singing was excellent, Art Direction amazing sets and all the oversized props. The CGI fur was all just part of a fanatsy film. It's fiction, not real.
Would go again and recommed anyone to go and see it.