This particular story is especially effective (and why it has been told 4 times) because its about two lovers who are on opposite career paths that dooms their relationship. Sure, your feelings are totally manipulated and there is a lot of melodrama in this style of storytelling, but it offers a wonderful escapism that the world needs so much of now. I did not realize how much I miss that kind of storytelling until I saw this film. Jackson immediately falls for Ally, she falls for him, he invites her to tour and sing with him, she becomes a big pop star, he becomes an alcoholic and his career plummets, and you can probably figure out the rest.Ī Star is Born is straight-up Hollywood old-fashioned, big feeling cinema that we used to get a lot of from Hollywood (think Terms of Endearment, Rain Man, Kramer v. Ally meets famous country singer Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper), who drunkenly finds himself at Ally’s bar one night looking for a drink and discovers Ally’s amazing voice. In this iteration of the now classic (if not cliched) Hollywood story, Lady Gaga plays Ally, a working girl waitress who moonlights after work as a singer at a local drag queen bar. This is the 4th version of A Star Is Born, with the first being in 1937 (which I highly recommend you watch), Judy Garland doing a star turn in 1954, and Barbara Streisand doing her version in 1976. I am happy to say that I was proven wrong on all counts. I also could not imagine giving two shits about a story chronicling the problems of the rich and famous. Bradley Cooper doesn’t excite me as someone I look forward to watching and although Lady Gaga is certainly well accomplished as a singer, too many years of being traumatized by Madonna’s horrible acting attempts made me skeptical that Lady Gaga could do better. Despite its critical acclaim, I was not ready to like this version of A Star Is Born.
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