Emma Stone is Mia, a waitress in a coffee shop on a studio lot, but really an aspiring actress enduring the repeated humiliation of futile auditions. Ryan Gosling is Sebastian, a brooding pianist and jazz purist reduced to performing showtunes and carols at restaurants, although he dreams of running his own nightclub.The film follows them as they meet, argue, flirt, and fall in love. Their romance blossoms through disappointments and small victories, and unfolds against a breathtaking fairytale version of Los Angeles. La La Land is as much a love letter to the city of angels, and we get beautiful moments that are hard to shake off. Like an impromptu Singin’ in the Rain-style duet while searching for their cars after a party in the Hollywood Hills, and a flight to the stars (literally!) while visiting Griffith Observatory.Gosling and Stone have excellent chemistry together, and they have credible singing and dancing skills. There are plenty of straightforward, dramatic scenes too, especially in the film’s latter half when their relationship hits rocky
Emma Stone is Mia, a waitress in a coffee shop on a studio lot, but really an aspiring actress enduring the repeated humiliation of futile auditions. Ryan Gosling is Sebastian, a brooding pianist and jazz purist reduced to performing showtunes and carols at restaurants, although he dreams of running his own nightclub.The film follows them as they meet, argue, flirt, and fall in love. Their romance blossoms through disappointments and small victories, and unfolds against a breathtaking fairytale version of Los Angeles. La La Land is as much a love letter to the city of angels, and we get beautiful moments that are hard to shake off. Like an impromptu Singin’ in the Rain-style duet while searching for their cars after a party in the Hollywood Hills, and a flight to the stars (literally!) while visiting Griffith Observatory.Gosling and Stone have excellent chemistry together, and they have credible singing and dancing skills. There are plenty of straightforward, dramatic scenes too, especially in the film’s latter half when their relationship hits rocky