Unfortunately, I have to agree with the other reviewers who were not impressed with this movie. I remember thinking it was enjoyable enough when I saw it in the movie theater in 2016. It's colorful, it's a ride, and it's a love letter to L. A. But after seeing it again recently, I realized just how utterly mediocre and overrated it is. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are likable actors, but neither one of them can sing or dance well enough to be starring in a musical (and it doesn't really matter if Ryan Gosling sang and danced when he was a kid because that was a long, long time ago). Frankly, it was painful for me to listen to their thin, breathy, and barely audible (and in Emma Stone's case, very raspy) singing voices. As for the dancing, their dancing wasn't anything special or difficult. I wasn't expecting to see dancing on the level of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers or Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse, but I was underwhelmed and fell asleep. It appears that most of the rabid fans of this movie are fans of Ryan Gosling and/or Emma Stone and/or people who have not seen proper musicals with better singing or dancing.

I admire Hollywood's attempt to revive the big, colorful musicals of Hollywood's Golden Age. For that reason, I give it 1 star.