The Film "LA LA LAND" is a Neo-Musical Romance Starring Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling

The vibrantly colorful cinemascope film "LA LA LAND" is a new take on the old school sing & dance musicals (Rogers & Astaire) stuffed with old school romance you'd find in Bogart & Bergman films.  The painless plot is moved along in song & by season.  If people break out in dance for no reason, at least the choreography is spectacular.  Yes, both Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling are convincing hoofers.  As far as singing, they should both keep their day jobs.  John Legend adds his musical talents but his lecture on new jazz falls flat.  The ole story goes boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl with pipe dreams & let's put on a show mojo.  The opening number of cars at a standstill on the LA freeway is a show stopper.  People start to get out of their cars (they're not moving anyways) and burst into camaraderie singing & stomping on rooftops complete with congo drums.  The charm of the movie lies in its vivid wink to the golden days of cinema.  However,  the glitter & dazzle become blinding (but the color blind casting is crystal clear.)  The platitudes hit you like lead pipes keeping the mode from hitting all the right notes.  Still, Stone as Mia, the wanna be actress and Gosling as Sebastian the jazz purist; strictly old school have enough spunk & charisma to keep us entertained.  The break from all the frilly froth for more serious talk on their dreams for  themselves & where the relationship is going, goes on too long.  Of all the movies playing in all the theaters, why pick to go in & see "LA LA LAND?"  I've seen better.  I won't pay to see it again, damn.