Good romantic musical

Rating: 10/10 (15 January 2017)

On a crowded Los Angeles highway ("Another Day of Sun"), Mia (Emma Stone), an on-studio barista and aspiring actress, is distracted by her preparation for an upcoming audition. She falls into a moment of road rage with Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a jazz pianist. Her audition goes poorly. At the same time, Sebastian is having problems paying his bills, and argues with his sister, Laura (Rosemarie DeWitt) before going to his next gig at a restaurant. That night, Mia's three roommates, in an attempt to cheer her up, invite her to a lavish party in the Hollywood Hills ("Someone in the Crowd"). Finding that her car has been towed, she takes a long walk back to her apartment.
Sebastian is directed by the restaurant's owner, Bill (J. K. Simmons), not to play any jazz. While playing basic Christmas songs, Sebastian slips into a passionate improvisation, which Mia overhears from outside ("Mia & Sebastian's Theme"). Moved by the music, she enters to find the guy from the freeway playing, just at the point when Sebastian is fired. As he rushes out, Mia attempts to compliment his playing, but he coldly brushes her off and passes by.
Months later, Mia is at another party and notices Sebastian is there, playing as the keyboardist for a 1980s pop cover band. She asks the band to play "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock of Seagulls. After the gig, the two walk together to find their cars. They lament being in each other's company, despite the clear chemistry between them ("A Lovely Night").