La la land by Damien Chazelle

Rating: 8/10 (17 April 2017)

A great movie about love, music (jazz), chasing your dreams and sacrifices; Damien Chazelle's masterclass musical is one of the best musicals ever made and is the best musical in recent years. Damien Chazelle continues his work on the theme of jazz which just goes to show how passionate he is about the genre of music. Great performances all around; especially Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as they have great chemistry and it makes you feel as though you are watching these two characters fall in love. However, not as good as Chazelle's first masterpiece whiplash in my opinion, La la land is still a great movie that should've won best picture. The visuals of the scene and the frequent use of vibrant colours makes La la land beautiful to watch and admire. The musical numbers are fantastically placed in this movie as they aren't just shoved in whenever, they make you feel as though in that situation you would break out in a smooth song and dance number which is what it should make you feel. All in all, La la land is one of the best movies of 2016 and I highly recommend you watch it even if you aren't a fan of musicals. 8/10.