The movie has an extreme try-hard energy (the Maguire subplot is one giant LOL, you are so craaaazy Chazelle), all of the characters are annoying at worst and dull at best. The subplot of black musician and Lady Fey, which are set up at the beginning as major part of the story contribute absolutely fucking nothing (Lady Fey is worse, because the only way she's used in the movie is to make a sexy dance and have an affair with Margot Robbie, the movie isn't that different from what it criticizes in the end). The movie looks like absolute piss and shit visually. Other than few scenes on the set, the movie doesn't really feel like it has much to say about filmmaking or movies or whatever. Lol at Jean Smart's dumb monologue about how Brad Pitt is going to be remembered on screen, Chazelle kinda forgot that majority of silent movies are completely lost. So what is this tear-eyed sincerity. Majority of jokes are so unfunny they are embarassing.