Audacious, retro, funny and heartfelt, La La Land is the latest great musical for people who don’t like musicals – and will slap a mile-wide smile across the most miserable of faces.
Could have been a grand folly but instead it’s just grand. Will make audiences break into grins like its characters break into song.
Open-hearted gushy romanticism in CinemaScope. What’s not to love?
Damien Chazelle’s paean to Los Angeles is funny, romantic and utterly charming, with captivating performances from its two stars.
There are some dazzling set pieces in throwback musical La La Land, but it tries too hard to make us love it.
It is just the thing to lift your spirits on a cold, dreary January day.
Like the musical itself, the film has timeless charm and a brave sense of adventure. Bravo!
Truly, this is a story that knows sometimes life’s highs and lows are one and the same.
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General release. Check local listings for show times.
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