To this day 5 whole years after the movie came out, (man has it flown bye) I still don't quite understand why people love it so much. Its not a bad movie but its not great either. In fact this has to be one of the most mediocre movies I've ever seen. I love a good musical, but none of these songs are memorable, and the plot and characters are all very cliche. And the "twist" that everyone was raving about isn't even that good. On the bright side the movie features a lot of jazz music, Ryan Gosling, some very good acting performances,one of the most memorable openings to a movie I've ever seen,(though I still don't remember the song),Ryan Gosling, Ryan Gosling,and Ryan Gosling. I can't say I hate it, but its definitely worth at least one watch.