Awesome

Rating: 8/10 (1 January 2019)

I'm no music fan, and I just watched this film out of boredom. But this film is great.
The plot is solid - perhaps one can say it is tried and true. But more than that, the way it is presented in this film is great. The chemistry between Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga works. Their acting is convincing all the way through Ally rising in her career and Jackson sinking deep in alcoholism.
Again, I'm no music fan and I'm in no position to judge how good those songs are in their own right. But the songs do make this film work because they literally serve as a medium of communication between Jackson and Ally. I'm even tempted to add them to my music library filled with movie soundtracks.
I won't judge this film in comparison to earlier versions of "A Star Is Born" because I haven't watched them. But this version was good enough to convince me to watch the earlier ones too.