Cheesy and misguided, for the most part

Rating: 6/10 (11 February 2019)

The songs are great, but the "star is born" plot is so cheesy it feels like it was written by a 12-year old ("so he heard me sing my song and then invited me on his private jet and i toured with him and got a record deal and won a grammy...")-and same with the cliche "controlling manager" thread that isn't even committed to. Jackson's arc comes to a chilling end and is compelling when taken on its own, but not so much when the film keeps misogynistically glossing over it in favour of romance.