Something missing

Rating: 6/10 (20 October 2018)

A star is born. Superb acting by lady gaga and Bradley cooper and even better (filmed live) music. A story about a rock star on the way down (cooper) and how he meets and falls in love with a musician very much on the way up (GaGa). Apparently a tearjerker and indeed some in the cinema were audibly emotional. But despite a very good boy meets girl first half of the film, it lost its way in the second half and neither my wife nor I felt remotely moved. Seen the washed up star done so many times before and much better (Crazy Heart comes to mind). Great music and performances but a flat film. 6 out of ten