It seems not too many know the French director Jacques Demy's films, especially his musicals like 'The young girls of Rochefort' or 'The umbrellas of Cherbourg' or 'Donkey Skin' - nor Michel Legrand, who scored these as well as many other films. Those were made in the late 60ies and 70ies. They are available on Netflix - highly recommended!

Obviously the director of LaLaLand watched them over and over again but he failed totally in recreating them and transporting them into our times.

I find the music of LaLaLand with the exception of its main song rather forgettable, the same with most of the choreography. The lead actors are OK, but I don't see any depth. The story line is rather thin, very cookie cutter and weighed down by too much sentimentality.