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La La Land

La La Land

2016
Comedy, Drama
2h 8m
A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. (imdb)

Directed by:

Damien Chazelle

Screenwriter:

Damien Chazelle

Starring:

Tom Everett Scott, Bruce Davison, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt, Emma Stone, Finn Wittrock, John Legend, Meagen Fay, Sonoya Mizuno, Jessica Rothe, Callie Hernandez

Genres:

Comedy, Drama, Musical, Music

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, Cantonese
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La La Land

2016
Comedy, Drama
2h 8m
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judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 15 Jan 2017
3
32nd
I'm not trying to be intentionally contrarian, but literally everything about this movie is lacking except the cinematography. The obvious references. The repetitive (and really subpar) singing/dancing. The paper thin theme, story and characters. I get that it's a musical, and that the genre isn't exactly my thing, but this is just so vacuous. Seriously, I can dance better than Gosling, and I'm a 30 year old Canadian whose dog has better moves.
Rated 15 Jan 2017
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 06 Mar 2017
96
89th
I thought this was a very well-made movie! If you don't like musicals, this may not be up your ally. I for one thought all of the music and choreography was fantastic. Gosling and Stone both play their hearts out. Damien Chazelle's directing and writing are straight-up phenomenal as well. His use of lighting and angles are all really good. I can see why this was so praised. Definitely one of the best musicals I have seen and one of the best movies of 2016. If you missed this, make plans!
Rated 06 Mar 2017
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 21 Jan 2017
10
4th
What a boring fucking movie. The main protagonists are pretentious art students lacking in charisma or believability. The songs are often times intrusive to the plot and add nothing to the story, made worse by the fact that the songs themselves are typical broadway musical crap and they rarely utilize actual jazz. The conflict is extremely forced and is resolved in the most disingenuous and ham-fisted way imaginable. This is easily one of the most overrated films of 2016. I don't get the appeal.
Rated 21 Jan 2017
staryarabbistaryarabbi
Rated 04 Jan 2017
0
1st
The only significant moment in this shit was when the film burned in "Rebel Without a Cause". Apart from that, pure shallow, heterosexist, success-oriented superficial update of American dream. Make every scene look like a pink-pastry and voila! You have a movie adored by ignorant herd of mass culture. It's so sad where contemporary culture is heading. Pure waste of time.
Rated 04 Jan 2017
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 18 Jan 2017
95
97th
Sure, La La Land is a little masturbatory, but Damien Chazelle NAILS another film. He's on a role. It's well-choreographed for actors probably not classically trained in dancing, it's well-acted, more notably Stone than Gosling (surprisingly), and it's incredibly and nostalgically directed. Definitely will be a big Oscar film.
Rated 18 Jan 2017
jlfmJLFM
Rated 22 Dec 2016
100
99th
Only musical-dissenters and the very cynical will find themselves outcast by the film's overwhelmingly upbeat and joyous tone. They likely don't deserve such happiness anyway.
Rated 22 Dec 2016
paxtonPaxton
Rated 23 Feb 2017
85
83rd
I almost jazzed in my pants. Yuck. Full review: Ryan Gosling is very likable, and no Gene Kelly.
Rated 23 Feb 2017
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 22 Jan 2017
10
98th
La La Land is my favourite film of 2016 and it surpassed my incredibly high expectations. Damien Chazelle's thorough understanding and passion for music translates beautifully on screen. And the transition from dialogue to singing is seamless throughout. Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone are a timeless pairing and they are stunning together. The performances, soundtrack, cinematography, lighting, choreography, styling & costumes are all immaculately presented and the whole experience is just joyous.
Rated 22 Jan 2017
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 21 Jan 2017
65
33rd
I get that Chazelle is trying to do something interesting combining nostalgic musical melodrama with more down to earth drama about the cost of dreams & so forth but it's a really awkward fit with a script that soft pedals both. Instead of complementing one another the two elements deter each other in certain key moments. There are some wonderful scenes & a lot of fine craft but the drama is muddled as a whole & mostly shines in incidental bits. Didn't quite earn that poignant ending for me.
Rated 21 Jan 2017
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 20 Jan 2017
25
12th
It's a Jazz Musical about a vapid WASP who is fanatical about a genre few WASPs have ever shown interest in, containing no real jazz music. And by this I think Chazelle creates the perfect musical metaphor for his own kind of Oscar-bait cinema, in which perfectish WASPy non-characters overcome self-imposed non-problems to fulfill a kitschy fantasy of white and especially male entitlement. That is, no real cinema.
Rated 20 Jan 2017
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 05 Jan 2017
9
92nd
Fresh right from the unabashedly joyous opening song to its road rage at first sight (such humour is tastefully dotted throughout). Their ever-after isn't what it could have been either, but the plot's interplay between love and individual aspiration (each are marvelously portrayed by Gosling and Stone) shows it isn't necessarily a bad thing-a nuance that adds depth to the film's cute romance and gorgeous aesthetic of dream-like colours and camerawork, scrumptious sets, and magical music.
Rated 05 Jan 2017
twincinematwincinema
Rated 27 Dec 2016
80
75th
Okay, y'know what? I am not a huge musical fan. But, this film drilled through my reservations, and allowed me to actually enjoy a little toe tapping. Maybe it's because of stupid, sexy Gosling? This film gets real meta, and it's both about a love for old Hollywood, while producing a new work based on those cliches. The last scene alone made me want to stand up and clap like one of those assholes in the theatre.
Rated 27 Dec 2016
bingbing
Rated 19 Dec 2016
90
96th
Bitter-sweet and totally captivating. On the surface it works for romantic movie suckers, but it has an unusual amount of depth. It's also freaking gorgeous to look at, super colourful, and has wonderful set pieces.
Rated 19 Dec 2016
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 26 Feb 2017
4
34th
A story about two self-obsessed, untalented artists who suck at getting along with anyone but themselves. In summary: I WANT TO PLAY REAL JAZZ. NOT SOME SELL OUT BULLSHIT. LISTEN TO MY MASTERPIECE: * plays a shitty pop song *
Rated 26 Feb 2017
detoxDetox
Rated 21 Feb 2017
43
16th
Shallow and naive. Watching it was a dragging experience. Stone wants to be an actress and that's everything about her. Gosling wants to establish a jazz club and that's everything about him. Chazelle proves again that he can't write characters. And all this jabbering about Jazz music made me angry. Like the music isn't alive and well and could only be saved by this clishéd bullshit.
Rated 21 Feb 2017
vinegarbobVinegarBob
Rated 16 Jan 2017
20
9th
Swish cinematography, nifty editing and fancy montages cannot save this bland quasi-musical boy-meets-girl tale everyone's seen a million times before. As musicals go (and I wish they would) it's too morose and calculated to be enjoyable, and it fails as a drama due to the intrusive song and dance routines. To add insult to injury the songs themselves are insipid, and the two leads' singing and dancing abilities are underwhelming.
Rated 16 Jan 2017
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 02 Jan 2017
84
97th
This could have simply been a masturbatory but well-made tribute to movie classics (a la The Artist), but instead it may be a new musical classic in its own right. Captures a rare sense of magic, and makes a passionate argument for making passionate projects. The final scene is a masterwork.
Rated 02 Jan 2017
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 31 Dec 2016
80
77th
I missed you. I don't know if I mean Ryan Gosling or musicals?
Rated 31 Dec 2016
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 25 May 2018
50
33rd
This movie and I started out on the wrong foot - in that I wanted the San Andreas fault to crack open and devour everyone dancing and singing in the opening act. From there on out, it won me back to the extend that I found the Hollywood romanticizing mildly amusing. But ultimately even the charm of the leads couldn't mask the fact that their relationship lacked any depth at all, and the drama was basically none-existing, making the final "what could have been" scene particularly ridiculous
Rated 25 May 2018
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 25 Feb 2017
3
38th
La La Land is a perfectly fine, enjoyable, charismatic piece of entertainment that feels thinly sketched and somewhat dramatically contrived, which often coasts on the strength of its lead actors' charms and some handsome production design to mask its weaknesses, and which would never have been nominated for so many awards if the entertainment industry weren't so narcissistic and transparent about their desire to jerk themselves off. Also...where were the songs? This is a musical!
Rated 25 Feb 2017
beer94Beer94
Rated 12 Jan 2017
90
99th
Definitely one of my favourite musical films. It's an homage to the age of Singin' In The Rain but it has that modern edge. Damien Chazelle sure knows how to do a film with music and his musicality in the storytelling is amazing. One pet peeve I always have with musicals is heavy-handed transitions from dialogue to song, but he handled them so intricately and so masterfully. Great music and performances from the cast too and that last sequence, just phwooar. A great cinematic experience!
Rated 12 Jan 2017
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 16 Dec 2016
80
87th
*first scene begins* 'yo how the fuck--'
Rated 16 Dec 2016
kasperlKasperL
Rated 26 Feb 2017
75
77th
Far from la la lame, but a bit scattershot. And I think I would have liked it even more if the leads were more fun. Nonetheless, I did find myself engaged throughout, and I really liked the ending. Also, the amazing choreography and unbelievably brilliant camerawork in the opening scene of the film (a song on a freeway) was intoxicating. I just wish that Chazelle had had a few more showstoppers like that up his sleeve.
Rated 26 Feb 2017
dardandardan
Rated 24 Jan 2017
33
23rd
Was awarded 14 nominations by the Academy.
Rated 24 Jan 2017
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 18 Jan 2017
93
97th
Whilst LLL is a joyful homage to the heady days of the Hollywood musical era, the cleverness of this film is that it is firmly rooted in the 21st Century, with our hero's lives cruelly affected by the realities, complications and separations of modern life. The songs & dancing were not huge over-rehearsed Busby Berkeley numbers from a bygone age, but were flawed, stripped and real, and complimented by a great script to make a truely wonderful film. Stone and Goslings chemistry was simply superb.
Rated 18 Jan 2017
eitan62eitan62
Rated 14 Jan 2017
15
5th
Continually mystified by critics and viewers claiming that Damien Chazelle is a great filmmaker and/or writer. His limited viewpoint is even more of a hindrance here than in "Whiplash." Unable to commit to or understand the over-the-top whimsy of early movie musicals which it is referencing, most numbers in this film fall flat. The movie only superficially touches on the experience of living in L.A. (and more specifically within the industry milieu) without truly understanding it.
Rated 14 Jan 2017
whotempwhotemp
Rated 13 Jan 2017
100
99th
What a magical and poignant joyride! It had me smiling and tapping my feet from the start. The music was so enrapturing and vibrant, the visuals absolutely stunning. (The planetarium scene, my goodness!) Storytelling was so romantic yet efficient. The couple was so cute. The dilemma posed to us is intriguing, and I'm not the least bit sad because of the beauty that it produced. It captured not only my imagination but the rest of my brain too as I was unable to function afterwards. Perfect!
Rated 13 Jan 2017
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 01 Jan 2017
45
18th
Not really for me I guess. Thought the romantic elements of the story were contrived and based way too heavily on coincidences. The struggling artists trope is just something I can barely stand anymore. It's nearly always a combination of smugness and making themselves a victim because they think all us normies don't understand them. The Fools Who Dream song was particularly nauseating. The film has some good moments and is shot well, but without a good story those don't do much for me.
Rated 01 Jan 2017
arberwaticusArberwaticus
Rated 02 Feb 2019
90
55th
An impressive movie which has its roots firmly planted in classic Hollywood. The cinematography and choreography are amazing especially in some of the long single takes.
Rated 02 Feb 2019
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 09 Nov 2017
88
95th
La La Land maybe got some undue praise & I myself will admit that I actually strongly disliked the first 10-15 minutes of it. I thought that the first two numbers were on par with a Gap or a Coke ad. I ended up liking the film ultimately, despite its flaws. More importantly, I think La La Land has a lesson that more films & filmmakers should take notice of: stick the landing. I feel like too many films just kind of peter out. La La Land ends super strong and I give it a lot of credit for that.
Rated 09 Nov 2017
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 30 May 2017
69
50th
The story, however thin, shanked me multiple times then twisted my insides into an inoperable mess - because, let's simply say, I've had these conversations, and resembled the themes. But this personal intimacy revealed a void in the film - there is no grand takeaway, no prevailing moral, outside regressive tropes. It lacked a key integrity or authenticity. I am the first to say musicals are a form of magical realism - but they must then reveal the magic in the real. Which here, felt wanting.
Rated 30 May 2017
xakkmasterXakkMaster
Rated 28 Jan 2017
82
68th
Gosling and Stone are not the most physically talented leads for a musical, but they do have incredible comedic and dramatic chemistry. The music is fair, not brilliant. It's a beautiful film, wonderfully made, but not wholly original or unforgettable for any particular reason. Stone's performance is the strongest bit; she masterfully displays a wide range of emotions. Overall, it's a fun movie, but then it tries to take a serious turn that feels forced. Kept me from truly loving it.
Rated 28 Jan 2017
bakcheiabakcheia
Rated 23 Jan 2017
40
33rd
This film is bolstered by its gorgeous cinematography... and that's about it. Otherwise, La La Land serves us with masturbatory nostalgia and vacant characters, all set to a forgettable soundtrack. Like cool, a hetero white couple has some shallow problems and it ends bitter-sweetly to appease Oscar audiences. I think what bothered me the most is that the movie kind of skipped the most interesting character building through montage (early dating, Stone's failed play, etc.) to reach the "drama".
Rated 23 Jan 2017
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 21 Jan 2017
8
78th
Whether or not musicals are your thing, it's arguable that all but the most cynical viewers would agree it isn't without merit. Yet for all its buoyant exuberance and nostalgic appeal, the film is decidedly light on obstacles or a compelling conflict for its characters to overcome, despite striking a similar note with Chazelle's previous effort in regards to the risks undertaken and sacrifices made by those pursuing their dreams. But I doubt we’ll ever see a musical as beautifully made as this.
Rated 21 Jan 2017
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 15 Jan 2017
60
40th
it's almost impossible to withstand that amount of sweetness forced on you, it's like finding a box of kittens in the rain. i could feel that dark lump of coal in my chest beating for a second, but then my hand slipped to a resounding e-minor on my organ and i snapped out of it. and while probably everyone will agree that this is well acted, executed and what not, i hardly think that patting itself on the shoulder for refurbishing the past yet again is the thing hollywood needs to do right now.
Rated 15 Jan 2017
prophet92Prophet92
Rated 13 Jan 2017
98
97th
This one is endearing in a way that few movies really are, it's the kind of movie that you like while you're watching it but don't realize you truly love until you still can't get it out of your head a week later. Dazzling, delightful and brilliant directed and acted, La La Land really is one of those movies that reminds you why you love going to the movies. Honestly can't get enough of this one.
Rated 13 Jan 2017
yoohooyoohoo
Rated 08 Jan 2017
90
92nd
What an absolutely phenomenal movie. It was timeless in every sense and that helped play up the idea of a modern musical even more.
Rated 08 Jan 2017
damildamil
Rated 03 Jan 2017
75
81st
There's something just a tad too calculated about it. The biggest problem was the songs. They weren't bad at all, but just not especially amazing or memorable. In a musical, that's a fatal flaw. It also doesn't help that Gosling & Stone aren't strong singers, but they did give good performances. However, there were moments that I thought were truly transcendent. The camerawork throughout was fantastic & the cinematography & costumes were beautiful. Way over-hyped, but it was nice.
Rated 03 Jan 2017
soosSoos
Rated 04 Jan 2019
95
0th
I loved this film so much and found almost no imperfections. I expect this to be a favourite film of mine for a long time.
Rated 04 Jan 2019
martrynmartryn
Rated 06 Apr 2018
91
94th
I'm not a huge fan of musicals, or of Emma Stone, but I thought this movie was cute and had a real nice, and smooth, delivery. Like jazz.
Rated 06 Apr 2018
kito1kito1
Rated 22 Mar 2018
60
47th
Let's be clear: this is a musical. People are actually dancing and singing to poppy, colorful set pieces and cheerful melodies. It's still mostly enjoyable, but very cheesy. Most of the six musical sequences are bordering on the over-the-top, and if this was pulled off a little bit worse, the result would be catastrophic. But it works well; I can't remember one sequence where I felt really uncomfortable. That's all the praise I can give: a musical I ... enjoyed.
Rated 22 Mar 2018
tyrantrcTyrantRC
Rated 30 Nov 2017
93
75th
A simple love story with a amazing production team and a great direction creates an outstanding theatrical experience that's complemented by the small tidbits of musicality that are found through all of it. The strongest point is definitely the production value of the piece, the set design and light teams took the film from a simple musical to a very beautiful nostalgic adventure while the audio team made even whistling on screen sound lovely.
Rated 30 Nov 2017
jimmy_suedeJimmy Suede
Rated 12 Nov 2017
60
26th
Hearkens to classic musicals without most of what made them great (the actors aren't very good at singing and dancing) and with much of what made them bad (terrible communication skills a crutch for dramatic tension). Then there's the cliched be-all end-all of following your first-world dream. But I appreciate films paying tribute to the classics, and glad people can still appreciate a musical. I enjoyed the stylish cinematography, and Gosling's piano playing blew me away.
Rated 12 Nov 2017
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 06 Sep 2017
77
84th
Disappointing ending, but overall very entertaining and well executed and stylized. I definitely enjoyed watching this film a lot.
Rated 06 Sep 2017
emir_hanEmir Han
Rated 26 Jun 2017
70
21st
It does not matter how many awards this film has. I'm also not interested in those dramatic moments because of the only one major issue: having no sense of originality in terms of plot. The cinematography, cast, and soundtrack are perfect fit for that kind of film. However it's not all about music, actors or director performances. Story arc shouldn't be ignored. The disappointing thing was the cliché "career vs. love" storyline which the film centered around. Guess I got my hopes up too high.
Rated 26 Jun 2017
yiannosYiannos
Rated 09 Jun 2017
60
48th
The script is cliched, the songs aren't memorable and the dance cheoreography is average at best. Gosling and Stone's characters are not that interesting, even for average joe's/jane's, though they play them well, and the mix of nostalgic musical and semi-realistic romantic drama doesn't always work. It has been overpraised for what it represents rather than what it is: a reasonably well crafted, aesthetically pleasing, mildly ambitious modernised throwback from a young director. That's it.
Rated 09 Jun 2017
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 28 May 2017
78
80th
Once I was past the implausibility of that many hipsters being stuck in the same traffic jam, I began to find this rather lovely. The versatile central musical score is fantastic; on demand punchy and forceful, or delicate and melancholy. It's wonderfully shot and lit also, Stone is fantastic and the bittersweet finale was pitch perfect. A support cast consisting of drama students and John Legend do it no favours at all, but it largely lives up to the hype.
Rated 28 May 2017
elmakebabielmakebabi
Rated 24 May 2017
57
33rd
Typical old fashioned boring musical. Overrated like "The Artist"
Rated 24 May 2017
calumrhysCalumRhys
Rated 10 Apr 2017
96
92nd
'La La Land' is by far one of the finest cinema experiences I have had in the past 5-10 years, and although this isn't a film I would typically enjoy (genre-wise), Chazelle has instead crafted one of my favourite films of this decade. A film I would recommend everyone see in the cinema to truly witness the CinemaScope magic.
Rated 10 Apr 2017
alanstrangalanstrang
Rated 04 Apr 2017
54
24th
It just took me 11 minutes and 52 seconds to understand how lame this movie was.
Rated 04 Apr 2017
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 15 Mar 2017
1
3rd
for a musical with few memorable songs by an aesthetically talented but shallow director and largely awful writer with leads who can't dance, can't really sing and can barely act, it's ok. the amateurish/artificial quality might've worked had he committed more coherently to sending up its influences, but it felt like 2nd-rate, risk free homage kept getting in the way. shame; had the ending been attached to something i believed in (bojack s01e11 comes to mind), it could've wrecked me.
Rated 15 Mar 2017
bjhudsonBJHudson
Rated 09 Mar 2017
66
52nd
i'm not white enough for this
Rated 09 Mar 2017
goremeatgoremeat
Rated 28 Feb 2017
81
84th
Dripping with a shallow nostalgia (for a period when passion played no greater part in production than now, really). But as a dancing lyric on the pro-con balance of passion vs practicality - living one's own dream without reservation for the cost - I thought it hit home well. A fun celebration of entertainment.
Rated 28 Feb 2017
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 28 Feb 2017
80
72nd
Why do they always make movies about Los Angeles? Seriously, like 1% of the population lives there, but 90% of the movies are about people who live there. Sure, nobody gives a shit about Des Moines, but I for one would love to hear about the love triangle between a guy from Scranton, a woman from Wilkes-Barre, and a third person who doesn't know how to pronounce Wilkes-Barre. Or Schuykill. Seriously, Fuck LA
Rated 28 Feb 2017
chemtrailschemtrails
Rated 25 Feb 2017
70
71st
Hey this movie is set in Los Santos
Rated 25 Feb 2017
ouchooucho
Rated 31 Jan 2017
55
11th
THE STORIES ARE TRUE! WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPEN TO BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, IN HOLLYWOOD!
Rated 31 Jan 2017
schnofelschnofel
Rated 10 Jan 2017
83
93rd
There's a certain irony, even profundity in that the film's restless showmanship and struggle to succeed are also the very things that split these lovers apart. The final montage is an intoxicating reminder of what life could be if we'd just take better care of each other.
Rated 10 Jan 2017
corbadCorbad
Rated 06 Jan 2017
95
98th
Fun, clever, gorgeous, and magnificent . . . and that's just Ryan Gosling. The rest of the film provides a sturdy stage for, matches, or even enhances his presence. A work of complete skill, charm, beauty, and depth. Incredibly incredible, and, believe me, the redundancy is necessary.
Rated 06 Jan 2017
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 04 Jan 2017
5
81st
This was beautiful. I might be the only one who liked the first half better than the second half where it starts to get more "emotional", but the first half is so fun and colourful that it elevates the rest of the film. It's not that the second half doesn't hit or anything, but I was having so much fun watching the first half.
Rated 04 Jan 2017
geneshalitGeneShalit
Rated 03 Jan 2017
100
87th
This one hits all the right notes and knows all the steps!
Rated 03 Jan 2017
hofschneiderHofschneider
Rated 01 Jan 2017
75
45th
The dance scenes are underdeveloped (look to Hail, Cesar for a good one), the color scheme is arbitrary and the old Hollywood references serve no higher purpose, Which leads to a very 2016 moral system: Where old is always better. Make movies great again nostalgia BS. So Jazz finds itself in an disturbing mixture of mansplaning and whitewashing. Also, Chazelles ideas about success are childish and naive. Besides that, Gosling is charming and Stone surprisingly good in the serious moments,
Rated 01 Jan 2017
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 01 Jan 2017
93
93rd
A moving, inspiring portrait of the type of unflagging hope and resilience required to turn creative ability into a dream profession. The thoughtfully drawn lives of the 2 leads reflect the kinds of sacrifices - in art & life- required even when they're not sharing their feelings out loud in some beautifully written & staged musical sequences, especially the inventive what-if montage at the end. If there's a flaw its a too precious middle & Chazelles unconvincing pro-jazz argument.
Rated 01 Jan 2017
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 31 Dec 2016
46
9th
Chazelle's tribute to Hollywood's Golden Age Musicals never really comes together or works, despite some fine individual elements -- the opening freeway musical number is an absolute blast, and Stone and Gosling prove themselves fine dancers. Chazelle lacks the light touch the material really needs, not helped by Gosling's overly intense performance - it's a shame the screenplay (with echoes of Scorsese's NEW YORK NEW YORK) never provides insight into these ultimately unlikable characters.
Rated 31 Dec 2016
jazzalohaJazzaloha
Rated 30 Dec 2016
71
72nd
Where Mullholland Drive is the nightmare version of an aspiring Hollywood actress, this film is the dream version (albeit tempered). Music, dancing, singing largely unexceptional, reminding me of film adaptation of Chicago. Stone's acting and the terrific montage sequence save the movie for me. Chazelle's 1st film, a mumblecore musical, is more interesting and inspiring.
Rated 30 Dec 2016
cairosmithcairosmith
Rated 26 Dec 2016
85
88th
Lays the period homages on a bit thick, to the point where a bit of modernity (such as a cellphone or soundboard) becomes in and of itself a punchline. A beautiful and heartbreaking romance, constructed of great actors, indulgent and familiar scenery, and the same three or four catchy melodies repeated over and over.
Rated 26 Dec 2016
sellissellis
Rated 25 Dec 2016
88
84th
Full of so many impossible to forget images, sounds, and two young actors with arguably the best chemistry in American cinema right now. And the camera is there to present those elements to you so you can notice and appreciate them - this can not be overstated. To have a filmmaker so at the top of his game. At the end of the day, when you go home, the thought may occur - this was a film about two white people in LA following their dreams, who cares? The experience counts.
Rated 25 Dec 2016
okayfrogokayfrog
Rated 17 Dec 2016
85
99th
Chazelle's follow-up to Whiplash is a project he had been trying to get off the ground a couple years before Whiplash. It really is a passion project and it shows as Chazelle very much respects a genre of film that barely sees the light of day. The film becomes less interesting towards the end when it starts moving away from being a musical, but it's still very charming. I had a smile on my face throughout.
Rated 17 Dec 2016
blakeengelBlakeEngel
Rated 11 Dec 2016
8
42nd
Chazelle is a visionary but I didn't walk out of this movie in a daze the same way I felt after Whiplash. Chazelle uses a simple premise - two people falling in and out of love - and wraps it in a musical. The problem is that his passion lies more in the musical aspect, at which he more than excels. But the story is too simple. There are interesting moments, like Gosling brushing past Stone when it should be love at first sight. Still enchanting but I wanted more, I wanted what I saw in whiplash
Rated 11 Dec 2016
bownBown
Rated 09 Oct 2016
82
61st
It's style over substance but bloody hell what style. In the hands of a lesser actress Mia would be an empty shell. It's hard to express just how much Chazelle gets away with by being delightful.
Rated 09 Oct 2016
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 23 Dec 2023
70
54th
Sebastian: "They worship everything and they value nothing."
Rated 23 Dec 2023
evranaevrana
Rated 07 Oct 2023
71
49th
It has a very good structure, and the chemistry between Stone and Gosling really carries it well. It flows quite smoothly, and the story makes sense but the musical production parts are mostly not up to par with the other elements. Since being an operetta kind of musical was the aim, that really impacts your interaction with the film. It had the potential to be a light-hearted Dancer in the Dark, but missed the mark.
Rated 07 Oct 2023
arossaross
Rated 28 Jul 2020
86
78th
Undeniably charming and I hate musicals. Not sure what the final message of the movie is, though.
Rated 28 Jul 2020
st_bernaSt. Berna
Rated 30 Aug 2019
70
53rd
Overrated.
Rated 30 Aug 2019
rittehRitteh
Rated 14 Jul 2019
30
7th
Got bored. Didn't finish. Criticker predicted 77. Criticker was wrong. Gets a few points for good music.
Rated 14 Jul 2019
ytadelYtadel
Rated 09 Feb 2019
4
44th
Pretty overrated, despite a wonderfully poppy opening few minute song and some cleverly filmed sequences. So much of the plot revolves around first world problems like Ryan Gosling not liking his well-paying, successful job in his chosen musical field because it’s not exactly his kind of music - oh boo fucking hoo! - and Emma Stone’s late movie “big break” feels like a total deus ex machina. Gosling and Stone’s chemistry also feels more like friends than anything with any sexual heat.
Rated 09 Feb 2019
emirhanshnEmirhanShn
Rated 06 Dec 2018
80
66th
The combination of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling is tremendous.
Rated 06 Dec 2018
minttangleMintTangle
Rated 03 Nov 2018
30
8th
The music is phenomenal. It's exactly my style. I listen to the soundtrack a lot. Unfortunately, the movie around the music is awful. Everyone talks about how good the cinematography is. Maybe it is. I didn't notice because I was too busy hating everything that wasn't music, and even then I could've done without what was going on behind the music. The planetarium scene made me want to puke. And I endured it all only for the ending to negate what little joy I may have gotten from the actual film.
Rated 03 Nov 2018
rexperadoRexperado
Rated 02 Nov 2018
91
95th
The best musical since Greese.
Rated 02 Nov 2018
hotsakehotsake
Rated 07 Oct 2018
60
51st
The story was okay but nothing special and film was well shot and had great cinematography. The actors were miss cast as neither Ryan Gosling or Emma Stone could really sing or dance. The characters were relatively unlikable and I wasn't that interested in them. The music was by far the best part even if most of it wasn't really Jazz.
Rated 07 Oct 2018
adrianavbadrianavb
Rated 22 Aug 2018
90
97th
I left the cinema dancing and singing. Enough said.
Rated 22 Aug 2018
wxlWXL
Rated 08 May 2018
100
99th
The cinematography is breathtaking, the score delivers both the joyful and poignant tones perfectly, and together with the great screenplay, acting and direction, it is perhaps the greatest film I have ever seen. Deserves every bit of hype it has received, if not more.
Rated 08 May 2018
magdabagmagdabag
Rated 11 Apr 2018
92
85th
Though I can think this movie is completely over-hyped, It was pretty great. I always love seeing Stone and Gosling together in a movie. I don't think there's really been a great "Musical" in years. This movie does a great job with not only new music, but a new feel. Really great.
Rated 11 Apr 2018
keyutkanKeyUtkan
Rated 12 Mar 2018
82
91st
I hate final of this film and find very depresive without any good reason. I get it they're try to pull something different than old school movies and more realistic and thats why ı think thats a great movie but again its unnecessearily cruel and annoying at final act. And ı always think like "Gosling is misscast cuz not look like a couple".. The final make this uncomfortable observation of my true. And..... damn it.
Rated 12 Mar 2018
karamazovkaramazov.
Rated 23 Feb 2018
13
14th
hahahahahahahahaha
Rated 23 Feb 2018
roofsrunnerroofs_runner
Rated 02 Feb 2018
99
98th
This is probably the first musical in a long time that totally enjoyed. Masterfully narrated, performed and edited. Sheer fun, enjoyment and satisfaction.
Rated 02 Feb 2018
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 22 Jan 2018
85
90th
I'm a total sucker for showtunes and unabashedly beautiful cinematography so it was gonna be hard for me to hate this. Chazelle's skill for intimate character stories translates perfectly to the classic love story here, even as it's drenched in Hollywood flavor and placed against the massive backdrop of Los Angeles. The white man saving jazz is still super iffy but what can you expect from a heavy throwback film I guess.
Rated 22 Jan 2018
jj1986JJ1986
Rated 21 Jan 2018
40
13th
The rote plot exists most just to service the musical scenes, but there are barely any of those and it abandons being a musical for about an hour in the middle. Gosling's character is an irredeemable ass whose attitude towards music makes him seem like an 18-year old. Less a love-letter to old Hollywood than it is to itself as it lacks the charm and originality of the classics. As pastiche, it pales in comparison with Hail Caesar.
Rated 21 Jan 2018
silencersilencer
Rated 16 Jan 2018
85
68th
There MUST be happyend in this kind of movies!
Rated 16 Jan 2018
kalmah7Kalmah7
Rated 02 Jan 2018
87
89th
Dat ending though.
Rated 02 Jan 2018
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 12 Nov 2017
90
94th
I'm not hugely familiar with musicals as a genre. So I don't have a reference point for all the classics this is inevitably imitating, or hamging, or whatever, but I can say that in itself it's just magical. I loved the characters, the story, the songs, the dance, just everything.
Rated 12 Nov 2017
3drevelation3dRevelation
Rated 05 Nov 2017
77
73rd
Not a big fan of musicals or jazz, but La La Land is a good film. It looks great, Gosling and Stone work well together, and the film is surprisingly more affecting than I expected. Thought the ending was excellent. Some of the songs feel out of place. I've seen a few better films from 2016, but there's quite a few worse than this. I need to see Whiplash.
Rated 05 Nov 2017
pratchett3Pratchett3
Rated 27 Sep 2017
5
18th
beautiful visuals and colors, although it's constant and you get desensitized after the first half hour. cheesy music ('city of stars' won an oscar? really?) and cheesy story. dragged a bit. emma stone was really good, ryan gosling not so much. I could see high school drama club girls being really into this. having them decide to hold hands during 'rebel without a cause's planetarium scene was an odd choice.
Rated 27 Sep 2017
skapskap
Rated 17 Sep 2017
40
14th
Chazelle's mind must have gone completely blank after Whiplash, to come up with this. It's a pile of stereotypes, and the screenplay is simply amateurish. The realization is over the top almost all of the time. I can understand however how this can be a commercial success: it has a candy look and cheap sentimentality. The real question here is was Whiplash so great just by accident? Sadly, I am starting to think that it was the case. P. S. Go rather watch "Guy and Madeline on a park bench".
Rated 17 Sep 2017
le_mamile mami
Rated 08 Sep 2017
87
93rd
This movie is filled with the things I normally hate but somehow I liked it here the every part of it. Seriously maybe it's a right mood movie and I was in right mood to like it.
Rated 08 Sep 2017
parexus2Parexus2
Rated 26 Aug 2017
81
96th
Pardon my french but c'est incroyable. Fucking great movie, soundtrack, symbolism, directing, cast, and much more. So much heart and soul was put into this. Take my anal virginity Damien.
Rated 26 Aug 2017
movie_houseMovie House
Rated 06 Aug 2017
40
15th
This is a terrible film. The acting is subpar, the writing is atrocious, there is not one memorable song, and worst of all, it is really, really boring and dull.
Rated 06 Aug 2017
luordluord
Rated 04 Aug 2017
95
99th
Charming, moving, crafty musical that reminded me of why I love movies so much.
Rated 04 Aug 2017
efe_canikEfe Canik
Rated 02 Jul 2017
100
87th
A wonderful tribute to dreaming and dreamers with great acting, fun characters, focused story and excellent score
Rated 02 Jul 2017
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 02 Jul 2017
67
71st
good movie
Rated 02 Jul 2017
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 13 May 2017
76
43rd
Sometimes I think actors must live in a constant state of La la land-ness to live in Hollywood. I guess if you are making money it's nice, but the struggle doesn't seem worth it. This movie was cute for the most part, but honestly it didn't stay with me. I watched this a few days ago and normally review films right away... but I got busy and now I'm struggling to even remember this movie. Ryan Gosling was cool in this and Emma Stone is always cute, but I've seen way better musicals...
Rated 13 May 2017

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