If you're a fan of old musicals, stay far far away from this movie. It's just incredibly painful to watch. It's not that I don't like Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, it's just that they can't dance or sing. Neither of them would ever even be considered to audition for any of our popular TV talent shows. I tried to give this movie a chance, but it just kept getting worse and worse. From the horrible opening dance scene (Some guy jumping his bicycle all over cars in a traffic jam; really?) to every time Emma or Ryan opened their mouth to sing. It was all so painful to watch and hear. I would have been better off watching some sappy Hallmark movie.