Not sure what all of the hype is about....?

Rating: 6/10 (16 January 2017)

I ventured to my local cinema to see this movie on the basis of a number of excellent reviews by critics and patrons on here. I will admit that a musical is not my normal preference for a movie, but as I love both Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling and with these reviews in mind, how could I not go and see it? The opening sequence was quite impressive, and I also knew from the start that the cinematography was going to be to my liking old style Cinemascope, with great coloring. Unfortunately that's about where it stopped. The ongoing story line was very weak, and the music was even weaker - its not that Gosling and Stone performed awfully, but Moana has better song list than this. The movie limped along through its two hours, becoming more and more predictable as it progressed.....very disappointing.
I have to really question how this movie could have been nominated for 11 Golden Globes (and actually won 7), when there are movies such as Hell or High Water and Arrival and Nocturnal Animals out there - all of which were considerably ahead of this. My only assumption is that, like The Artist a few years ago, this is a result of a wrist kissing exercise by Tinsel Town - aiming once again to congratulate themselves on how wonderful they think they are. Seriously peeps, whilst its not absolutely awful, its also nothing special, and certainly not as special as this critics are making it out to be. to be.