The site's critical consensus reads, "La La Land breathes new life into a bygone genre with thrillingly assured direction, powerful performances, and an irresistible excess of heart." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating based on reviews, the film has a score of 93 out of 100, based on 53 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
La La Land is about the tension between dreams and reality, between what we want and what we're capable of getting, between ambition and practicality. Stylistically, the film embodies this wholeheartedly- the old fashioned "Song and dance" vibe is consistently and intentionally undercut by moments of contemporary realism- both tones exist
Basically, I was pretty pumped. And oh, how wrong I was. La La Land sounds like a musical lover's dream. Starring the genius Emma Stone and the dreamy Ryan Gosling, and Oscar-tipped way before its
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