Not bad Chazelle

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2017)

Great experience even for a non-musical lover. I've don't remember a time walking out of a theater and being so convinced that a movie was going to rack up some Oscars. Some parts were certainly cheesy and predictable but that's half of what makes musicals fun. I'm torn about the ending. On one hand, I love they kept it simple with the soft smile and eye contact but on the other hand, the hopeless romantic in me would love to have seen them work things out. Also, being in the middle of trying to figure out what I want to do with my life the ending really hit home for me. To me, it exemplified all the 'what could have been' scenarios.
Hats off to Chazelle and Gosling though. Phenomenal first attempt at a musical by Chazelle and I'm developing quite the man-crush on Gosling this year between this and The Nice Guys. Incredible how quickly he learned the piano and how to dance.
Also, I imagine the cinematography won't get much attention but it was fantastic. Great job of paralleling Mia and Sebastian's relationship (shots together in middle of the movie and single shots during fights).