Read my spoiler-free movie review of La La Land (2016).

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When I realised that La La Land, the new movie starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone  was written/directed by the same person (Damien Chazelle) who brought us 2014’s Oscar winning movie, Whiplash, I knew something worthy was coming.

The premise of the film is simple; a jazz pianist falls in love with an aspiring actress in Los Angeles (a.k.a. La La Land).

Teaser 1

Teaser 2

On account of director Chazelle’s musical background, it’s unsurprising that music is once again a key theme in one of his films. If somehow you haven’t already seen Whiplash, I urge you to do so at once.

The La La Land trailer piques my interest only slightly at this point. It’s probably something to do with the edit and what I imagine is my slight disinterest in watching Stone and Gosling as a couple once more. I first saw them cast opposite each other romantically in Crazy Stupid Love (2011). My fingers are crossed that I end up enjoying La La Land more than I anticipate. Especially considering my natural aversion to musicals.

John Legend, J.K. Simmons, Finn Wittrock, Rosemarie DeWitt and Sonoya Mizuno also star.

La La Land Release Dates: December 16th, 2016 (US); January 13th, 2017 (UK)…

Happy Film loving,

G