beginning is great

Rating: 7/10 (1 July 2019)

"Talent comes everywhere, but having something to say and a way to say it to have people listen to it, that's a whole other bag."
My overall opinion of A Star is Born is that it's very safe. I'd never seen the original version, but within the first ten minutes, I could literally predict the entire plot. I don't really mind predictable storylines, but for a movie that received as much hype as this one, I was hoping for something a little more.
Everything about A Star is Born is pretty much done by the book. Cooper is solid in his role as an actor and a director, though I found his Sam Elliot impersonation to be a little odd. The music is really good, and I really wish we could have heard more songs from Jackson Maine. There are plenty of celebrity cameos which make fans go berserk.
The first half of this movie is much better than the last half. I wish this film would have included time stamps, because there are a few things that are incredibly rushed between the two main characters.
I don't really have too much more to add about this one. Sam Elliot is probably the best character. Gaga is impressive, Cooper is too. I just wish the movie didn't seem so formulamatic. This doesn't really seem to be the career-marking film that this was hyped to be for anyone involved. It's good, but I've definitely seen better. I have no desire to see it again.