Slow start, great end

Rating: 8/10 (12 October 2018)

A movie that took some time to build up, but ended with a bang. Many times the movie tried to either jump right into the film or slowly try to build up background. But after about halfway the movie found its groove and ended with a great performance.
First time director Bradley Cooper brought an elegant take to the film. With artistic angles, and some beautifully shot shots of camera blurs and drunken guitar rifts. He made the movie feel like it wasn't his first time. He was given a great script that has obviously worked well enough in the past to use once again. And he gathered talented actors around him to succeed. Not just choosing himself, but the super talented singer Lady Gaga who in herself is not having her acting debut. Multi-talented she brought a beauty of realism as not just a singer but a relatable character to an instance that not many can relate to personally. Cooper played strong as usual. Becoming a drunken, high, talent washing his life and career away, he was right in his groove. The two of them also had great chemistry between them, showing moments together that real couples would share.
Overall, great detail was put into the film and into the final product. It is definitely not your average movie, but at the same time it wasn't the Oscar winner that it was close to being. It still was missing that extra something we were looking for. Whether it be the pacing at the front of the film, or some misplaced scenes or moments. It was good but not great.