Great... when it's not a musical

Rating: 5/10 (12 February 2020)

But the movie it is a musical. And even if a couple are fine, and one is excellent ("City of Stars"), the true is that I just can't understand the fascination with these genre. Â¿What is the interesting part of hearing music that you wouldn't ever in your entire life? Music that is not necessarily even good? Sung by actors that aren't close to professional singers/musicians? And with songs that need less harmony and rhyme so they can tell complex stories instead of being beautiful? I just don't get it, unless every song is at the level of "City...". It's not the case.
Besides that fundamental flaw, the rest of the movie is excellent (even If clichÃ©). The characters are fun and the actors gave them a bit of distinct personality to differentiate them from the archetypes they probably are without them. Even Emma Stone is good on this one (I don't think she's good, but here she is). Visually is excellent. The director of photography catches the attention more than the director here with a gorgeous to look at movie. The script, again, a bit clichÃ©, but it's understandable given the genre, that the movie couldn't get too complex anyway. The music (not musical set pieces) and all that is related to it, is great too (Jazz).
In the end, if you enjoy (for some reason) a musical, then you would love this movie. Because I barely can stand them, I hated basically half the movie and loved the other half.