Over-hyped

Rating: 2/10 (8 February 2017)

I must be missing something here. I went to see this expecting something fantastic given that it had 14 Oscar nominations - including Best Actor and Best Actress. I left feeling very disappointed and wondering what all the hype was about.
A song and dance movie, with stars that could neither sing nor dance. How does that work? The answer is very plain - it doesn't. The best dancing in the film was the one where the dancers were in silhouette. There was a nice flowing movement to it and the two dancers moved gracefully. This was meant to be the two leads dancing, but I suspect that this dance was performed by 'proper' dancers - it was so different is class from the dances where Gosling and Stone were visible.
With competent performers, it might not have been half as bad - but I still don't think it would warrant all the accolades it has been given. The story was a bit predictable, and the whole film about 20 minutes too long.