Ga Ga for La La Land

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2016)

A year after enthralling audiences with his second feature film "Whiplash", Damien Chazelle is back at it again with his magical and mesmerizing Musical "La La Land" starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, a film that doesn't just capture the style and essence of a musical in the vain of "Singing in the Rain" but also perfectly blends it with the style of modern day cinema, thanks in part to being set in modern day but taking place in a traditionally Hollywood part of Los Angeles, and boasting some beautifully colorful cinematography that gives you the feeling you're in a sublime and dreamlike state. The direction and editing on display here is quite flawless, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling once again show off their undeniable chemistry as two struggling performers trying to make it big in the city of stars. In a year full of such disaster and indifference, "La La Land" is just what the doctor ordered.