A good movie

I already saw this movie but since it had been a huge critical and commercial success when it was released, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, unfortunately, pretty much as I expected, even though I did like it, again, even after a 2nd watch, I can't say it really blew me away though. Basically, it mostly had to do with the fact that I have never been a fan of musicals and even though this movie was probably one of the most interesting musicals I have seen, well, to be honest, it still didn't manage to make me fall in love with this genre, I'm afraid. On the other hand, it's interesting to note that my wife, who is actually a die-hard fan of classic musicals, liked it even less than I did though (with my step-daughter, it was even worse. After hearing so many great things about it, she went to see it in the movie theater when it was released but, eventually, she disliked it so much that she actually walked out mid through the damned thing) . In fact, when you read the comments and reviews about this movie on this website, most Listal members seem to think that it was cute at best but nothing really amazing after all. Anyway, from a technical point of view, I have to admit it, there is no doubt that it was a very well made and beautiful movie. On top of that, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone once again delivered some strong performances. However, at the end of the day, like in most musicals, the story was just too generic and rather shallow, especially with a running time above the 2 hours, and even though Gosling and Stone were fine, I can't say I really cared about their characters and what they were going through. Eventually, even if it is pretty good, I think the damned thing is actually rather overrated and I'm really glad the vastly superior 'Moonlight' managed to win the Academy Award for the Best Picture instead of this movie.

7/10