La La Land
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
Critics Sentiment
Five years later Mia and Sebastian imagine alternate life
Mia and Sebastian argue about abandoning their dreams
The film drops from romantic highs to relationship conflict in the second half, then soars to transcendent heights with the bittersweet epilogue.
La La Land maintains strong audience appreciation throughout, with particular peaks during the romantic musical sequences and Griffith Observatory scene. The film dips slightly during the more dramatic second half conflicts but reaches its emotional apex with Mia's audition song and the acclaimed bittersweet ending that critics found mature and deeply moving.
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Ryan Gosling
Sebastian
Emma Stone
Mia
John Legend
Keith
Rosemarie DeWitt
Laura
Finn Wittrock
Greg
Callie Hernandez
Tracy
Sonoya Mizuno
Caitlin
Jessica Rothe
Alexis
Tom Everett Scott
David
Josh Pence
Josh
J.K. Simmons
Bill
Amiée Conn
Famous Actress
Terry Walters
Linda (Coffee Shop Manager)
Thom Shelton
Coffee Spiller
Cinda Adams
Casting Director (First Audition)
Claudine Claudio
Karen (Waitress)
Jason Fuchs
Carlo
D.A. Wallach
80's singer
Trevor Lissauer
Valet
Olivia Hamilton
Bree (Gluten Free Girl)
Crew
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