Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper delivers with a powerful performance and a sharp direction.

Rating: 8/10 (30 October 2018)

A Star is Born (4 out of 5 stars).
A Star is Born is a romantic drama that delivers with great performances from Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. And a sharp direction being Cooper's first film. I enjoyed it more than I thought I was. A plot about a famous rock star Jackson (Bradley Cooper) who struggles with alcohol and drug addiction. Which he falls for a waitress/singer-songwriter Ally (Lady Gaga) at a drag bar. Unhappy with the way she was living. Jackson invites her to his concert only to have her be part of it. From there, they go on tours and they partake on duo performances. Ally falls for Jackson. And sees that he is battling an addiction that is affecting his way of life.
Bradley Cooper was great playing Jackson Maine. His performance of his mumbling voice and when he is singing. He sounds great as a rock star. Lady Gaga being in a big feature movie was great too. I only seen her in American Horror Story Hotel as a creepy character. But her playing Ally was great. She did a good job with a character that wanted more for her in life than being a waitress. The emotions she portrays when she see Jackson battling his addiction was powerful. Especially, the final song she sings in the movie. And she is also a fantastic singer.
The music in the film was all great. It delivers a great soundtrack with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga singing. Sure, there are some songs that are played multiple times at concerts in the movie. But the songs never get old or boring. It does have a great love story. Not really a sappy or annoying romantic kind of movie. Jackson falling for Ally when she fights off a drunk guy at a bar. And there moment sitting in the parking lot in front of a store with Jackson telling Ally she is beautiful and her stubborn attitude of denying it was beautiful.
Overall, A Star is Born is a good romantic drama film. I never seen the original movies. But Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are fantastic in the movie when it comes to their performances and them singing. The songs are great. The direction is powerful with its romantic story and the downfall of addiction.