Finally, I did feel that the film went on a bit too long and would have benefited from about ten-minutes being cut out. A couple were nice but I really didn't walk out of the theater singing any of them. I'd also say that I didn't love any of the songs in the picture. One was the opening dance number, which was impressive in regards to how it was shot but at the same time I must admit that it really didn't pull me into the film. I will start off with what I didn't love about the film. Is the film worthy of all the praise it's getting? Calling a film overrated is something that will strike up an argument on any message board but while I don't think the film was that great, there's no question that it's an extremely charming film with two great performances. This, of course, is a musical so the film pays respect to the type of film that MGM and Hollywood was pumping out in the 1950s.

The film is a homage to Hollywood and everything that Hollywood used to produce. LA LA LAND is a film that pretty much came out of nowhere and ended up grabbing fourteen Oscar-nominations.

La La Land (2016) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Struggling Jazz musician Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) meets struggling actress Mia (Emma Stone) and together they try to make their mark in Hollywood.

La la land soundtrack full