It's not that I don't like musicals. More likely it's because I do that I found "La La Land" as mediocre a film as any I've seen in recent years. So glad my wife felt the same. It would have been hard to fake enthusiasm for any of it.

The musicals of the golden age of Hollywood had singers, songwriters, dancers, and choreographers who were at the top of their game. Now in an apparent attempt to make the movies more authentic while maintaining the "star quality" necessary to get people to come, star actors who are amateur singers and dancers are used. There wasn't a memorable lyric or dance step in the entire 2 hours.

After reading the critic's reviews it really seemed as though they were so excited that Hollywood made a musical that they neglected to consider whether they had made a good one.