I was struggling to engage each time it showed it was a musical. Gosling and Stone are very talented actors, but not born singers or dancers, especially Gosling, bless his heart. To make a musical thrive and not feel awkward you have to fully commit and have talent. Neither happened in La La Land. Take out the song and dance numbers and the story just isn't strong enough to make up for it. I'll add 1 star for Stone's effort when singing, she was clearly trying her best and the result was ok. 6/10.