A Star Is Born

Most remakes don’t live up to the original. But certainly this one surpasses all the previous ones. Proof of it, it’s the fact that I have never been able to watch a musical without walking out until l watched this movie. The movie shows how much Lady Gaga has grown as an artist, probably becoming the best and most versatile voices of the XXI yet. She is able to reinvent herself every other day in a way very few artists throughout history have been to do it. I was not a “fan” of her. She made me curious when I heard her duets with Tony Bennett, but now after seeing her ”natural looks” and the way she is able to sing and act, **she has finally won me over**. I would advise not passing on either the movie or original sound track.

_A Star Is Born_ is like a rock concert by a group a friend of yours loves. The energy emanating from the music and everything involving the music is gold, but the chatter between the songs goes on too long, is dull and drags down the mood with its predictability. The first act is definitely the strongest and, not surprisingly, is where we find the most music. There are even moments reminiscent of the extraordinary anti-musical musical _Once_. After that, though, the film becomes too bogged down in a story that holds as many surprises as a Back Street Boys reunion tour. Lady Gaga acts as well as Bradley Cooper sings, which is to say well enough to pull off this film but the Oscar buzz is from listening to the soundtrack too loud because that's where the real talent is. Had this film cut about 20 minutes, I could've saved time clamouring for an encore I didn't really want to stay for. As it is, I caught myself checking my watch and wondering how bad the traffic would be on the way home.