Movie Review: "La La Land"

Hm...this is one that would be easier to review to people who have seen it. ;)

I don't know where to start. Hm...Well, my first thought was that it was bright and colorful but that I didn't care for the opening number as it was so big. I did, though, acknowledge (to myself ;) ) that it was artsy and theatrical and that people who like that kind of thing would appreciate it. I was concerned that the whole thing would be like that, but there was really only one other number like that (also toward the beginning, so then those were done). Not that there weren't other production numbers, but the others were more normal musical feeling. It is very much a musical that loves musicals. I found myself smiling a lot toward the beginning.

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone were good. Their voices are both soft, which lends to them blending well during the few bits they do sing together. The one thing I got a little hung up on was that he's definitely the better dancer. I found it distracting when they danced next to each other. Well, I guess it wasn't super-distracting, it was just more like Donald O'Connor dancing next to Gene Kelly. You just kind of forget that Emma is there. (Not that Ryan Gosling is Gene Kelly, but Ryan glides whereas Emma dances, thus drawing your attention away from her.)

I enjoyed it. I went into it with mixed expectations, and am coming out of it with mixed feelings. The most predominant feeling, though, is that I liked it. So watch it, cuz then I can say more. ;)