The unimpressive opening dance number sets the tone for this mishegoss of a film. Yet another case of "The Academy" (ie. anyone with a SAG card) voting for films that they have clearly never seen. How this qualified as a so-called Musical is truly a mystery? The musical numbers totaled less than 10-minutes. Zero chemistry and zero character study between the main stars. Stilted dialogue that chewed at my ears with no semblance of a plot. La-La Land was nothing more than an excuse to create lavish sets. Despite my cousin having co-produced this film, I will still stand by my educated review. In the end, an actor's actor always chooses NYC over LA-LA Land.