Alright

Rating: 7/10 (22 November 2018)

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga were fantastic in the film. Cooper showing the struggles of substance abuse while Gaga blesses us with her exquisite voice and performance shines of the girl with dreams of being a singer. Both Gaga and Cooper really outdid themselves and showed true raw emotion throughout the film. While their performances were indeed incredible, I felt the overall script was somewhat mediocre. The first half covering Ally's success was rushed and didn't show a clear insight of the the star (Ally) being born and rising to the top of stardom. The second half was extremely slow. Some scenes being extremely hard to follow and simply not necessary for the plot. In terms of cinematography, I felt there wasn't enough use of technique and could easily turn a simple scene into something more special. I feel because of Lady Gaga's name being attached to the film and it being her first big motion picture, the film was overhyped and praised more than it would have been have it had been a more commonly known actor portraying Ally instead. Overall, I would say I was pleased with the film. Not blown away but not completely disappointed. I would probably not watch it again as I don't really have a desire to, but would recommend to watch.