entertaining and spellbound

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2016)

Fantastic movie. It's about a jazz pianist (gosling) and aspiring actress (stone) who meet and fall in love in LA while pursuing their dreams. Nothing really new story-wise, and I think we're all familiar with the trope of people painstakingly following their dreams in a metropolis and overcoming obstacles along the way.
That said, I found this movie absolutely mesmerizing. Won't comment much on the musicality since I don't watch many musicals, but the songs are catchy and Gosling/Stone sing well. As anyone who's seen Crazy Stupid Love knows, these two have really good chemistry, and this movie definitely benefits from two great characters who are charming and endearing.
The cinematography is gorgeous, the choreography and set pieces are great, the acting is sincere, pretty much everything about this movie is well executed. If you appreciate well made movies or entertaining musicals, I think you'll like this one. And as an added bonus, if you enjoy Jazz and heartfelt melancholic romances like I do, you'll love this movie!