I enjoyed it basically because I like Bradley Cooper

Rating: 6/10 (13 March 2019)

Ok i'll be honest. at first I didn't know this movie was a remake for about the hundredth time.... This in itself definitely costs it brownie points.
I've been a fan of Bradley Cooper for a number of years now and I really liked the idea of him directing his own movie as well as starring in it especially with someone as notable as Lady Gaga.
But what did I think of this film? well... i'll be honest... i thought it was ok overall but that's it... it's just ok..... the only thing i truly found oscar worthy of this movie was Lady Gaga, she was nothing short of exceptional as she always is when it comes to her singing especially the final song she sings "i'll never love again" or whatever its called... it's a pretty emotional singing scene but all the other characters i found were just flat and one dimensional, especially Coopers character who is just drawn up as a very generic style of rock musician and a typical drug user with a serious drinking problem.... it's nothing we haven't seen before so therefore it's nothing unique or memorable....
The biggest problem I have with Coopers character is he is sometimes very hard to understand over all the background noise in alot of his scenes and it may be plausible being so drug and alcohol induced as his character was portrayed but trying to watch him on screen was at times just frustrating trying to work out what he was saying.
As a guitarist myself and the owner of a Gibson Les Paul I couldn't help but notice the abundance of Gibson product placement on display here.... almost EVERY guitar you see in this movie is a Gibson of some kind.... I don't know what kind of deal this film company had with Gibson but you can't tell me there WASN'T a deal made between the two.... that many Gibson guitars appearing in one movie is no co-incidence...
Overall I didn't mind this movie but it's not one I would probably watch again, it's basically just a remake dulled up as a modern day chick flick. if you're a fan of Brad Cooper or Gaga you will enjoy it and probably have tears in your eyes by the end but if neither of these two stars interest you, you are going to be pretty bored with this one.... Not a bad movie but definitely not Bradley Coopers best film by a long shot....