I loved Whiplash but this is a nauseating, saccharine look at Hollywood from Damien Chazelle. Nearly every scene socks you in the face with a bright, over-saturated colour palate of primary colours; blues, greens, reds and yellows. The music is completely forgettable, with not one song and dance number standing out.

The plot is pretty generic and takes no unexpected turns. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, they each succeed with their careers but this causes them to break up. The End. Seriously, that is the whole plot of La La Land. Beef that flimsy premise out to 2 hours of movie with plenty of boring songs and watch the Oscars come pouring in.

I did enjoy the chemistry and acting of the two leads, which while not Oscar worthy, was adequate. Chazelle's a talented director no doubt about it, and there are some nice camera moves and shot compositions on offer here. But he is capable of much better than this.