George O’Mahony’s review published on Letterboxd:
Alright. It took me 5 watches, the first one being in the now closed-down cinema in Douglas, to finally realise that Damien Chazelle's dreamy whirlwind masterpiece La La Land is an utterly perfect film. Of all the critiques and nitpicks I used to have towards this film, I stand by absolutely NONE of them after a rewatch that permanently plastered a smile across my face for a full hour, then just put my heart on a rollercoaster ride for the next 70 minutes.
Emma Stone's phenomenal performance overshadowed Ryan Gosling in this film for me, and I actually used to dislike him as an actor. That is of course not true now but on no other watch of this film did I realise how great Ryan Gosling is in this picture. Emma Stone still hurts me with her performance every time I watch it.
No more needs to be said. La La Land has soared into my top 10.
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