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A Star Is Born

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Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers -- and falls in love with -- struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer until Jackson coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jackson fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
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With appealing leads, deft direction, and an affecting love story, A Star Is Born is a remake done right -- and a reminder that some stories can be just as effective in the retelling.

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Pop singer Lady Gaga is quite good as the wife... she subtly and convincingly manages the character's transformation from vulnerable ingenue to self-confident celebrity. Mar 3, 2020 Full Review Udita Jhunjhunwala Livemint Even in its fourth rendition, A Star is Born hits the right emotional highs. Jul 29, 2019 Full Review Cate Young Bitch Media A Star Is Born is a fantastic film (...) [b]ut it's contempt for pop music is disappointing. Mar 10, 2019 Full Review Bianca Garner Filmotomy Despite terrific performances by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, as well as sublime original music by its stars, A Star is Born simply didn't resonate with me like its contemporaries... Oct 11, 2024 Full Review Aaron Charles InSession Film A Star is Born is not a perfect film. Very few are. But it walks the line of authenticity and truth beautifully, and I'd encourage anyone to go experience it for themselves. May 9, 2024 Full Review Jason Adams My New Plaid Pants You can hear the ghost of Kim Novak whispering: "Here I was born and here he died, twas only a Diane Warren Ballad to you; you took no notice." Feb 29, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Elyse M well done, believable characters, but for me, it was just a little flat. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/25/24 Full Review Stef One of the best movies and soundtracks of all time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review iris It was actually 'A Star Is Born' (1976) with Barbra Streisand & Krist Krisrofferson. This was the best version. Way better than the 2018 Lady Gaga. I LOVE Barbra Streusand. Music was wonderful. Acting wonderful. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review joe d I know people liked it. But I didn't. Subtle as a brick to the head. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Daniel B Lo que hace mágica a “A Star Is Born” es la forma tan humana de retratar el amor verdadero, cubierto por cientos de capas que la hacen hermosamente compleja. La relación entre Jack y Ally está lejos de ser perfecta, pero hay algo en ella qua va más allá de lo físico; pocas veces he visto una relación en el cine que se sintiera tan profunda y sincera. Es hermoso cómo la película a lo largo de la trama expone momentos súper románticos pero también los intercala con escenas en la que los protagonistas están en desacuerdo o minimizando la opinión de la otra persona, pero siempre con ese sentimiento de amor y admiración del uno hacia el otro, y para mi esa fue la clave para que esta relación funcionara tan bien, ya que alrededor de ella se construye la trama, si esta no conectaba con el espectador la película se caía completamente, pero afortunadamente funciona y a lo grande. cinematográficamente la película es sensacional, cada escena de musical es bellísima, la letra de las canciones que interpretan Bradley Cooper y Lady Gaga, son hermosas, son escenas que me atrevería a llamar cómo perfectas, visualmente grandiosas, con una dirección con propósito y que busca que a través de la imagen sintamos lo que están viviendo los personajes, y con una voz espectacular de nuestros dos protagonistas. En el segundo acto la película crea un paralelismo interesante en ambos personajes, ya que después de que Ally explotara y se convirtiera en una solista revelación, la trama expone la diferente forma en el que ambos asumen la fama, mientras Ally tuvo que amoldar su arte para ser digerible para “el gran público” y entrar en la tendencia de cómo tiene que verse y de que tiene que hablar una estrella generacional, Jack al no adaptarse fue olvidado y relegado por no reinventarse así mismo. Yo creo que la película critica cómo a pesar de que siempre exigimos algo diferente y provocador, siempre volteamos a ver lo mismo de lo que nos quejábamos una y otra vez, con letras que hablan de lo mismo, pero con diferentes acordes. Algo que amé de la cinta fue cómo a pesar de que Ally es la protagonista, la dirección fue tan inteligente que en una misma escena vemos tanto el POV de Ally cómo de Jack, creando dos tonos y dos interpretaciones totalmente diferentes de una misma escena. En la que vemos desde dos perspectivas cómo la industria les quitó el alma y “Lo que Tienen que decir” a ambos personajes, siendo la diferencia que Ally aceptó el funcionamiento de la industria y no fue renuente a ella cómo Jack. El cierre del arco narrativo de Jack para mi habla de cómo la globalización nos ha afectado tanto psicológicamente que tenemos que dejar de ser nosotros mismos para entrar en la tendencia que la misma dictamina cómo correcta, ya que si no entramos en ella quedamos fuera de la conversación; sí. La película lo aborda desde el medio del entretenimiento masivo, pero para mi de formas diferentes este mismo patrón se repite en todos los medios sociales y económicos; y a todos de una forma u otra le tenemos un miedo patológico al rechazo. - Casi todos en el mundo tienen talento, pero solo pocos tienen algo que decir. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review Daniel D This is a good story that could have been a good film, instead it was a one dimensional vehicle for GaGa’s floundering career. And she can’t act. I was even more surprised Bradley Cooper directed and produced it because his deep, meaningful and soulful character ceases to exist as soon as GaGa first sings on stage with him. Not one sense of a love story and the worst part was whenever GaGa played her plastic pop princess parts. Gag. Cringe. It’s awful. For someone whose character was such a great song writer her own music was baseless, synthetic and plastic (sounds familiar). I thought GaGa would have assumed a more deeper soulful genre besides unfulfilling empty pop. She could have been a successful song writer, she could have sung alongside Coopers character, but she sold her clearly self serving soul for plastic pop. Her character is interested in Cooper right up until she gets an audition and then she immediately loses interest in Coopers character, Jack. This is not a love story, there was absolutely zero chemistry. I’m no huge fan of Bradley Cooper but he was the best, the deepest, the most genuine and sincerest thing in this entire movie. Sadly his character hangs himself which is presumably because he knows how the movie will turn out. GaGa’s character, Ally is so self obsessed and interested solely in her own advances (a la GaGa) she fails to notice her husband has personal well-being issues, or even congratulate him on going through weeks of rehab to stop drinking. It’s just all about her, a vehicle for her and she’s not even that good. She is simply playing herself, her own persona, which in itself is another form of fiction. It’s awful (and it could have been so good). Lady GaGa couldn’t act if her life depended on it. She always appears onscreen, starts singing and in that moment her character has gone, it’s just Lady GaGa. A Star is Bored. Drull Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers -- and falls in love with -- struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer until Jackson coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jackson fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
Director
Bradley Cooper
Producer
Bill Gerber, Jon Peters, Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Lynette Howell Taylor
Screenwriter
Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Joint Effort, Peters Entertainment, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Malpaso Productions, Live Nation Productions, Gerber Pictures
Rating
R (Some Sexuality/Nudity|Language Throughout|Substance Abuse)
Genre
Romance, Drama, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 5, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 15, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$215.3M
Runtime
2h 15m
Sound Mix
DTS, SDDS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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