Review of La La Land (2016) by Trailesque — 05 Jan 2018
LLL works brilliantly on almost every level and deserves its status as the top movie of 2016. It is not flawless, but it looks and sounds great. Kudos to Damien Chazelle for taking a moribund genre (the Hollywood musical), updating it for the 2010s, and giving it new life.
Gosling and Stone, who are great together, play a couple of struggling artists (he, a disgruntled jazz musician, and she, an actress) who meet and fall in love. Parts of Los Angeles become key features in the movie and serve as wonderful backdrops for musical numbers.
The ending for me is a little unsatisfying, and it left me scratching my head over what really happened between them, which isn't the best way to end a romantic musical - but this is still a lovely ride, and one with no peers that I know of.
This review of La La Land (2016) was written by Trailesque on 05 Jan 2018.
La La Land has generally received very positive reviews.
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