As you know, I am not a spontaneous person, so it surprised Dave yesterday to hear me say, "Why don't we stop on the way home and see a movie?" We haven't seen one in a while. There are only two out now that interest us, Manchester by the Sea and La La Land. By the way, two very different movies.
We saw La La Land. Ten minutes in, after a long opening song and dance number on the LA freeway, I thought "Oh, Oh, I made a mistake." But ten minutes after that I was hooked. So was Dave.
It's an artistic, new take on musical film making. I like dialogue and character development. La La Land has them. It's fanciful but realistic and somewhat gritty. It stars the amazingly gifted Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. But are they gifted in voice and dance? I don't think so. This makes the film better.
It's almost impossible to pin down the time period. The cars are old, except when they're new. There are no computers except when there is one. There are cell phones but no texting.
It's La La Land.
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