Gosling and especially Stone are perfect in these roles, drawing on their already established chemistry as they add singing and dancing to their repertoires. And the movie only gets better from there, deepening the two central characters as every scene is packed with hilarious comedy, honest romance and wrenching drama. But there are huge pressures to endure and obstacles to overcome as this city pushes them to compromise.Ĭhazelle establishes the film's musical tone from the opening moment, a breathtaking single-take full-on musical number on a freeway flyover. As romance blossoms, Mia urges Sebastian to go for his passion project to create a proper jazz bar, while Sebastian supports Mia's attempt to write a one-woman show to display her talents. They meet a couple more times before they begin to share the troubles they are facing trying to make their dreams come true. It opens in a traffic jam on a warm winter's day, where aspiring actress Mia (Stone) first encounters struggling jazz musician Sebastian (Gosling). And while Wahlberg is the only character who gets some proper depth, he plays Tommy beautifully, bouncing off everyone else in ways that add meaning and energy to the film. There's a shootout in here that is perhaps one of the most outrageous ones ever put on film, even more remarkable because it's true. This makes them much easier to identify with, which in turn makes the action sequences that much more involving. Berg mixes documentary footage in seamlessly, grounding everything in reality, and he lets the actors draw out the flaws in these real-life people. This film manages to get the balance right between gritty action and inspiring heroics. And with the whole city helping the cops, the brothers are eventually chased into the neighbourhood of beat cop Jeffrey (J.K. As the frantic manhunt for the bombers extends over the following days, Tommy's wife (Michelle Monaghan) tries to get him to rest, but he pushes on. And due to his local knowledge, he also helps advise FBI investigator Richard (Kevin Bacon), who is working with the local police commissioner (John Goodman). When two brothers (Alex Wolff and Themo Melikidze) explode bombs at the marathon's finish line, Tommy leaps in to help the injured.
Wahlberg plays Tommy, a street cop who feels like no one notices that he's rather good at his job.
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