Not even nearly as good as it's made out to be

Rating: Null/10 (16 November 2018)

A Star is Born was a mediocre film. The only redeemable quality is the decent acting by Bradley Cooper and Lady Ga Ga.
The script is poorly written and executed. Jack's backstory is barely touched upon. We see a spiralling drunk but the reason he got that way is not fully explained. The lack of development, dull scenes and overuse of unexplained emotion made a weak and depressing film. Even the end was underwhelming as she just performs to an audience and the film suddenly finishes.
In this story is a great film, possibly a masterpiece. If rewritten, change of directors and pace it could have been great. But the outcome is an unimpressive film. I stand by the principle that one must judge on a film's merit rather than be one of the many sheep screaming praise.