A fantastic musical romance film with a so-so story?

Rating: 7/10 (21 January 2017)

I really liked this movie. I found the tone pleasant from beginning to end. I found the main characters colorful, charming and very well developed. For me though, the most engaging parts of the movie were the musical numbers. The songs in the film were very well composed and had fantastic and powerful lyrics. The dancing and choreographic work were spectacular in this, not to mention the camera-work, which was interesting to say the least. The musical numbers, to me were the true highlight of this movie and I really wanted to see more of them. Unfortunately, what drags the movie down for me is the fact that I found the story only okay. While I found the musical bits amazing, I thought that the story wasn't as engaging as I thought it would be. There were some bits that felt too slow even though the pacing was pretty good. I also found the ending of the movie to be very confusing. I personally didn't find the movie amazing like many people did, only good.