Actors: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John
Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, Jessica Rothe, Sonoya Mizuno, Callie
Hernandez, J. K. Simmons, Tom Everett Scott
Rating: 9 out of 10, This is about
dreamers. It tells a simple love story but the more important message it to
hold on to your dreams. L.A. is probably the sun center for dreamers and this
was a poignant ode to them. While most movies expose the heartbreak of broken
dreams, and while there’s some of that here, it’s mostly about possibilities.
You’ll hear more about the song and dance numbers which are dazzling but this
movie is all about heart. While Gosling is very good, this film belongs to Emma
Stone who tells the entire story through her eyes. I’m sure there will be
thousands of would be actresses trying to line up self-financed one woman shows
after seeing this but none of them are Ms. Stone. I’m not big on song and dance
movies but there was an imbedded magic to this flick that drew me in.
MVP: Stone as the liquid eyed Mia
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