Not overly original...

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2018)

...but in this case it doesn't matter. I didn't expect too much, although I saw the reviews was surprisingly good. I can't really say anything bad about it. The story build-up works, but what really lifts this movie, was the performance of Lady Gaga and Brad Cooper. Their chemistry is so intense. I didn't expect that.
Cooper shows that he had some unlocked potential as a director. Wow, what a debut. As an actor, I never really saw him as anything but a pretty face with a good agent. Here he just really fit the part, and the role suits him well.
As for Lady Gaga, I never invested any time in her producer-polished music, but it seems to me, that the storyplot to some degree transcribes her own pop career pretty close on some points. Besides showing her powerful voicetalent, she also does a very decent job as an actor here, and I think she added a good amount of her own charm to the movie.
Congratulations, Mr. Cooper, I will definitely watch your next endeavour.