A wonderful telling of a timeless love story

Rating: 10/10 (11 July 2019)

While this movie is sometimes depicted as Oscar-bait and Hollywood filmmakers celebrating themselves, I beg to differ. In my opinion, this movie is one of the best stand-alone romantic movies (musicals even?) of all time.
The soundtrack and score throughout this movie is phenomenal. The music is extremely catchy and does exceedingly well in captivating the feelings of our protagonists and their state of mind. To prove my point; my top artist of 2016 on Spotify was Ryan Gosling. That's how good the soundtrack is.
The acting also has to be commended, especially from Emma Stone, which gives the performance of a lifetime. She does steal the show quite a bit, in my opinion, but the whole cast deserves a pat on the back and I find Ryan Gosling surprisingly hilarious in his role, with his temper and funny quirks.
The story itself is naturally engaging (in the musical way of things) and our protagonists have a wonderful sense of chemistry that is hard not to fall for.
The overall themes, however, are what really keeps me thinking about this movie. How the struggles of a tough career-path and your personal love-life, constantly brings you ups and downs. Do they change along the way? Would you trade a part of yourself to achieve your goals? How we deal with these situations, and the sacrifices that has to be made along the way, are challenges that most people can relate to.
I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone. Especially if you like the grandeur Hollywood-theme in and of itself or is a fan of musicals.