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La La Land
Finally watched this film.
It was... better than I thought it'd be. This review is the one that I remembered, so I wasn't expecting to be swept off my feet.
I don't want to sound down on it, as it was a perfectly nice film, but the main thing it left me with was regret for what it could have been. You can see it in glimpses (especially at the end), but overall it's just... less than it ought.
This trailer is a perfect illustration, because it's a trailer for the potential it had:
And under the cut, the Honest Trailer, which is... perfect. <333
Mind you, we watched it with Impish Girl, who observed that Sebastian and Mia (the leads) reminded her of Darcy and me. (And not just because Seb is a jazz musician who spends a good part of the movie trying to explain to Mia why jazz matters...)
Note: I don't hate jazz. But Darcy recently took me to a jazz club and although I can admire the skill, it does absolutely nothing for me. I just sort of stopped listening, as it kinda rambles on and there's nothing to hook me. Apparently that means that I don't have a soul, but hey, I'm ok. ;)
It was... better than I thought it'd be. This review is the one that I remembered, so I wasn't expecting to be swept off my feet.
I don't want to sound down on it, as it was a perfectly nice film, but the main thing it left me with was regret for what it could have been. You can see it in glimpses (especially at the end), but overall it's just... less than it ought.
This trailer is a perfect illustration, because it's a trailer for the potential it had:
And under the cut, the Honest Trailer, which is... perfect. <333
Mind you, we watched it with Impish Girl, who observed that Sebastian and Mia (the leads) reminded her of Darcy and me. (And not just because Seb is a jazz musician who spends a good part of the movie trying to explain to Mia why jazz matters...)
Note: I don't hate jazz. But Darcy recently took me to a jazz club and although I can admire the skill, it does absolutely nothing for me. I just sort of stopped listening, as it kinda rambles on and there's nothing to hook me. Apparently that means that I don't have a soul, but hey, I'm ok. ;)