I admittedly found this pretty slow to begin with, but as the story developed, it really starts to become interesting conceptually and by the second half of the film, I found it pretty engaging. The cinematography is really nice - the only thing really letting down the visuals for me, being the dated special edition changes.
There were a couple of standout sequences that I felt were really well paced, even if the film as a whole does suffer from…
The first and second halves of this film are two completely different films. Learning about the behind the scenes of this film, it's clear to see this was originally supposed to be a David Nevin-lead film, and Sellers ended up stealing the show. The result is a film that doesn't quite know what it wants to be, but it certainly an interesting and funny film, nonetheless
An utter failure in storytelling, writing, characters, acting, special effects and quite honestly one of the worst Disney movies ever made!
Unusually for me, I actually had good expectations going in to this movie. I've always loved the classic musicals of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and to see such a film as La La Land hit theatres in this day and age felt like some sort of revival of the long dead musical genre. But the big question is, is there anything under the surface? Is it just a fun musical with great songs, or is there more than just…
