In an era full of hollow musical biopics, this one has to be the most meaningless. Austin Butler is a real talent and Hanks is Hanks, but that’s pretty much where the positives end. This movie is the definition of style over substance. Overlong, overproduced, and over-saturated.
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Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz understand that some feelings are just so big they have to be sung and danced.
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Chazelle’s deep and spacious romanticism includes the city and its dreamers and music and movies and love itself. The storyline is deceptively simple, but the specificity of the detail, depth of understanding,…
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Casey Affleck's performance, equally evocative and electric, helps transform Lonergan's film from simply a dramatic showcase into an emotional juggernaut.
