A Moving Film

Rating: 7/10 (6 November 2018)

I'm a huge Lady Gaga fan, so naturally I was incredibly excited to see this film. Her performance didn't disappoint. Her artistry can't be beat. She can sing, dance, and is a decent actress. There were some awkward moments with her parts, but she's a singer first, so I forgive her.
Bradley Cooper was great, but I wish he didn't direct it. I felt like 90% of this movie was filmed with the camera in everyone's faces. Just huge faces everywhere taking up the whole screen. The script was strange at parts, with awkwardly long pauses and unnecessary melodrama. A lot of the story was underdeveloped, with Ally going from hating Jackson one minute to being madly in love with him the next. Some characters just pop in and out of nowhere, with no history or closure (Dave Chappelle is somehow one of Jackson's closest friends, yet we have no idea who he is, and aren't given a chance to find out).
Unfortunately Bradley Cooper's directing abilities may just lose the Oscar, but I really want it to win, as Gaga was phenomenal.