*1/2

Rating: 3/10 (16 September 2017)

Had this musical won the Oscar for best picture of the year, there would have been an outcry far greater than when An American in Paris won in 1951. Both these musicals suffered from a complete lack of plot.
The first 90 minutes of this film is a complete waste. Gosling and Stone even killed the Oscar winning song when they sang it. Their dancing was no Fred and Ginger either.
The story might have taken off once they attained success but their careers would separate them.
The film by itself could put you in la-la land. This was a real sleeper of major proportions. The Academy must have been in la-la land when they were voting Stone as best actress and other awards. Warren Beatty, you're certainly vindicated for naming the wrong film, this one, as the best picture. Film needs to be put asleep.