Mia (Emma Stone) is a young actress looking for her big break in Los Angeles. Seb (Ryan Gosling) is a jazz musician who is always getting fired from his crummy, small-time gigs. When these two meet, sparks fly, but their romance is tested by their struggle to succeed in a cutthroat entertainment industry. Will Mia become Hollywood’s next star? Will Seb make jazz cool again? And can they both achieve their dreams without sacrificing their love for each other? La La Land takes a traditional “star is born” story and, like Seb’s music, scrambles it — it’s not quite that...