I think a lot of the initial negative reaction to La La Land is that many went in with pre-conceived ideas or notions of what the film was going to be. I have a friend who loved Whiplash and disliked La La Land because, well ..... it wasn't Whiplash or anything remotely like it. Lots of fans of...
Clearly you're "old school". Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy may have had perfect singing voices but their films are almost unwatchable today. We've moved beyond stiff and posturing actors with beautiful voices today. We want good actors who can bring an emotional depth to their songs. Ryan...
As soon as I saw Mr. Harris's glowing review (it's my fave film of 2016 too), I thought "How long before the naysayers show up?". Of course, we fans are terribly upset that you won't be buying this! We're devastated in fact. But thanks for telling us :)