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A Star is Born Movie Review

“A Star Is Born” Directed by Bradley Cooper (American Sniper, Guardians of the Galaxy) ScreenPlay by Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters. Based on a Story by William A. Wellman & Robert Carson. Starring Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga ( American Horror Story, Machette Kills) Sam Elliot (Road House, The Big Lebowski) & Greg Grunberg (Alias, Hollow Man). 

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers-and falls in love with-struggling artist Ally (Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer - until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

This movie has been done 3 times before and Bradley Cooper is tackling it for the 4th time. Is that a bad thing? Not really. Is the movie formulaic? Yes it is but again that’s not a bad thing. The directing of Bradley Cooper is really great and you can see his growth as an actor and film maker in this his directorial debut film. As far as lady Gaga goes Bradley Cooper Directed her in the direction of playing to what she is good at and that is the performances because when she is on stage she is electric and so good. The chemistry between them with the one on one moments is great and you would think they were together for years in real life. The movie hits the same beats as the original three and if you have seen those then you know where this movie is going.  

The way the concert performances are shot are incredible. When she is on stage performing you feel like she is the only one there just singing to herself. The music flows into the story and the story creates the feeling of the music and it all meshes together so well. This is an Oscar contending film it will definitely get some golden globe awards (a joke of an award show) but I can see it getting a nod for best picture and maybe director. As far as nominations for acting it is definitely possible but it depends on what else comes out later on but the acting is absolutely worthy of nominations. 

A Star Is Born Gets a 8.6/10


Rotten Tomatoes: 95% 

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