A great disappointment

Rating: 1/10 (5 June 2017)

Fourteen nominations? Six awards? How sad I am to see this happen. Doesn't anyone know or remember why the musicals of yesteryear can still be seen today with the same enjoyment as they gave in the past? I'm talking about "The King and I" , "My Fair Lady"," Mary Poppins", "The Sound of Music", "Kiss Me Kate", "Singin' In the Rain" and other greats. Could it be because the characters could actually sing? (OK, Rex was an exception, but he owned his character) If the actor couldn't sing they dubbed their voices. The choreography was exciting and the actors could dance. The script was strong. The songs were memorable and still sung today. La La Land's characters couldn't sing or dance. The choreography was uninspiring and the music was bland. The directing was all over the place. The ending, meant to be bittersweet, was maudlin. Sadly, it is true that mediocrity is today's genius.