The cinematography is stunning. The direction is great. However, the story is not. There's no chemistry between the two leads. Emma Stone can act very well, but Ryan Gosling was so FLAT. There isn't anything superior about this musical. Maybe if you have a great attention span, you will find this enjoyable. There's nothing that compels you to finish watching this. It's boring and not a good movie. And the singing and sounding editing is horrible. You can barely hear the singing. Everybody is mumbling and sing with their chest voice.