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| LA LA LAND movie poster |
The Monday following Christmas, The Travelling Toe and Dear Friends decided to go to the movies rather than fight those sales return crowds. The movie chosen was "La La Land". Even back in December it was receiving a lot of hype and of course you know by now, that the movie walked away with numerous Gold Globe Awards.
If you have seen it then you know the story and if you have not seen it, then you probably do not intent to.
The following overview is provided by the internet:
The story of Mia, an aspiring actress, and Sebastian, a dedicated jazz musician, struggling to make ends meet while pursuing their dreams in a city known for destroying hopes and breaking hearts. With modern day Los Angeles as the backdrop, this musical about everyday life explores what is more important: a once-in-a-lifetime love or the spotlight.
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| Ryan Gosling Sebastian |
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| Emma Stone Mia |
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| John Legend Keith |
For the most part, the group consensus was that the movie was pretty entertaining. But there were a couple of naysayers who were disappointed as it could not compare to the classic romantic musicals of the 1940's - 1950's. That is sad but true as those type of musicals are long gone but at least there has now been one successful attempt to emulate the genre. The Travelling Toe found the music lovely and enjoyable.
The Travelling Toe gives this movie 1 big toe and 1 second up with a pair of tape shoes as you might just need to do a "shuffle off to Buffalo" routine on a deadlocked freeway system.
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