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Star is Born is a very good movie with great acting, but it is not without its
flaws though. This movie is about a famous musician named Jackson Maine who
falls in love with a struggling artist named Ally. As Jackson helps launch her
career into the spotlight, the personal side of their relationship struggles.
Bradley Cooper gives a great performance. He does an excellent job making you
love and hate his character simultaneously. Lady Gaga gives an incredible
performance in her first leading role. Her relationship and dynamic with Cooper
is easily the highlight of the movie. Sam Elliot and Dave Chappelle give great
performances in supporting roles. Bradley Cooper did a very good job as a
first-time director. However, a few of his choices during the musical scenes do
not work. The script is great overall,
but way too long. There is a lot of filler in this movie. The editing is
excellent with one edit in particular near the end that is one of the best I
have seen in a long time. The cinematography is overall quite good though some
of the shaky camera work during the concert scenes could be nauseating. As for
the songs themselves, Bradley Cooper did a great job singing and Lady Gaga was
fantastic. Shallows is a incredible song and will easily win the Oscar for best
song. However, all the other music, while good, was extremely forgettable. At
135 minutes the pacing is pretty bad. The first twenty minutes were unfocused
and poorly written. Once the script brings Cooper and Gaga together the movie
picks up quite a bit. However, any time they are not on screen together the
movie slows to a halt. Overall A Star is Born is a very good movie with great
acting, but its poor pacing holds it back from greatness.
7.5/10
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