La La Land - 9/10
Call me a sucker for musical movies, but this film got me with its opening number. Not only was the chemistry between Stone and Gosling palpable, their individual performances were stellar too - especially the long takes that involved dancing and the piano. Plot was predictable at times, but perfectly paced. Juxtaposition of parallel events/possibilities was done masterfully.
Perhaps I'm more of a (day)dreamer than a realist.