A Star Is Born

Name: A Star Is Born
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music, Musical
Released: October 5, 2018
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 88
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Andrew Dice Clay, Anthony Ramos, Bonnie Somerville, Bradley Cooper

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: October 5, 2018 | R

Starring: Alec Baldwin, Andrew Dice Clay, Anthony Ramos, Bonnie Somerville, Bradley Cooper, D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Griffin, Greg Grunberg, Lady Gaga, Marlon Williams, Michael Harney, Rafi Gavron, Sam Elliott, Willam Belli

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Nominated for 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture. View more awards and nominations
Cooper, who co-wrote the script with Eric Roth and Will Fetters, reshaped the story into a rock epic with electric performance scenes shot at real festivals like Coachella and Glastonbury. (Entertainment Weekly)
The 1976 film with Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson made $80 million in domestic box office and has a Metascore of 58.

Summary: In this new take on the tragic love story, seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Lady 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 theirIn this new take on the tragic love story, seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Lady 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. [Warner Bros.]

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Director: Bradley Cooper

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Music, Musical

Rating: R

Runtime: 136 min

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Luke Parker

Oct 5, 2018

In spite of a momentous directorial debut and performance from Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga leaves the lasting impression in A Star Is Born, a beautiful production perfectly suited to re-release the superstar as a top-tier performer; she is nothing short of astounding. Read full review

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Johnny Oleksinski

Sep 25, 2018

Most thrilling are the stage sequences. Cooper often films Ally’s thousands of screaming fans from her point of view — putting us in her lucky shoes for a minute...It’s that feeling of exhilaration that makes A Star Is Born the best film of the year so far. Read full review

Kevin Lally

Sep 10, 2018

The songs, written by Gaga, Cooper, Lukas Nelson, Jason Aldean and Mark Ronson, are all terrific and will make a helluva soundtrack album, and Lady Gaga’s performances are electrifying. Combine that with the genuine-feeling romance between the co-stars and the heartbreak of its dissolution, and you have one soaring and searing piece of movie entertainment. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Sep 21, 2018

A well-seasoned, handsomely cured slab of showbiz schmaltz that hits all the right pleasure centers. With equal parts glitz and grit, Cooper has successfully navigated the most perilous shoals of making a classic narrative his own, managing to create one of its best iterations to date. Read full review

Mark Kermode

Oct 7, 2018

Its Oscar-bait earworm tune may be entitled Shallow, but the film itself is as deep and resonant as Bradley Cooper’s drawl, and as bright as Lady Gaga’s screen future. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Oct 3, 2018

Most of all, this rendition of A Star Is Born oozes with romantic chemistry between Cooper and Gaga, as well as the stunning command of rock & roll visual tropes evidenced by Cooper and his director of photography Matthew Libatique (Black Swan). Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 27, 2018

Musically sharp and dramatically flat, the latest version of A Star is Born starts impressively and falls off sharply, a sudsy, overwrought remake that drowns in its abrupt, perfunctory emotional leaps. Read full review

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pabloagus

Oct 5, 2018

This film does not disappoint!! So many good things to say about this film...the script, the performances, the music and Bradley Cooper's self-assured, direction. With her performance, Lady Gaga establishes herself as a First-Rate Actress. A star is born, indeed! Well done!!

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milalittlebr

Oct 6, 2018

This soundtrack is the amazing all of the time! Lady Gaga is really perfect!!! Congrats Lady Gaga

1 of 11 users found this helpful110

nakedidea

Oct 9, 2018

What a beautiful film from start to finish. Very well crafted and the music was done right! I'm still in awe with Gaga's and Bradley's performance...phenomenal!!

0 of 5 users found this helpful05

RiickJulio

Oct 5, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They really did it. Lady Gaga was fantastic. She's legendary. We have a film of the year.… Expand

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HarryPettigrew

Jan 9, 2019

A Star is Born is a film about a country singer who helps a young new artist rise to fame, while he fights his struggle with alcoholism.
The film is set in modern-day America as it reflects on the current state of the music industry through a fictional story.
It follows the Hollywood trendA Star is Born is a film about a country singer who helps a young new artist rise to fame, while he fights his struggle with alcoholism.
The film is set in modern-day America as it reflects on the current state of the music industry through a fictional story.
It follows the Hollywood trend of recent years where studios release high budget musicals like The Greatest Showman and La La Land. It also features a star-studded cast consisting of Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliot and Dave Chappelle.
The film reinvents this trend by casting Lady Gaga in the lead of the film. This allows the songs featured to be more impactful as the raw talent of her vocals demands the audience’s attention. Director Bradley Cooper must have studied the previous versions of the film as A Star is Born 1976 featured Barbara Streisand who is known for her singing ability. Casting Lady Gaga shows that he respects the source material and understands what made the original film so great. This is impressive as this is his directorial debut.
Bradley Cooper does a tremendous job in the role of director while acting in the film as well. His singing voice embodies the character of Jackson Maine in a way that many films that have come out in recent years haven’t quite managed to achieve. For example, in La La Land Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling played characters that were very similar to their real-life personalities, so it was hard to distinguish them from their characters. This portrayal is far more believable as it resembles the stories of many musical legends of the past such as Kurt Cobain, Mick Jagger and Bruce Springsteen.
The run time for the film clocks in at 2hr 16 minutes which does hinder the films pace as it slows down significantly towards the middle of the film. This is needed though as the climax of the film is more impactful because of this. It is also easy to follow as the story is told in a linear structure.
The film received an age rating of 15 in the United Kingdom, so it is targeting a mature audience and will be inappropriate for younger viewers. This is due to the film including swearing and disturbing images.

A Star is Born is an ideal film for a date night as the screening I attended was full of couples.… Expand

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mrharrybeck

Oct 7, 2018

This (outstanding!) version of 'A Star Is Born' is the kind of movie that will definitely stick with you for a long time. It's the movie that makes you leave the theatre with tears. Weeping like a baby. That's all!

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Zenyt94

Jul 19, 2019

Boring...that’s it.

The songs are good but the plot is kind of dull and too dramatic

0 of 9 users found this helpful09

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