![]() ![]() Visually, it's very eye catching and sumptuously made, beautifully shot with lots of glitzy glamour and style. Everything about 'A Star is Born' is slick, endlessly entertaining and with lots of heart and surprising poignancy, also had the experience of not a dry eye being in the auditorium with tears silently rolling with me. It's always entertaining and glamorous yet the love story is every bit as important, and even more so, and is both charming and emotionally impactful. What 'A Star is Born' does so well is taking a familiar story and making it still fresh and relatable. The final act also could have been tightened, slightly too padded and dragged out. A few story elements are a touch rushed and lack credibility, like Ally getting stage spotlight in such a short space of time, and occasionally it's a little on-the-nose like the making Ally glitzier advice from Rez. In terms of films from 2018, 'A Star is Born' is among the better ones. May not love it as much as others, but the appeal is justified and the acclaim is deserved from my personal perspective. Not quite as good as the 1937 film, but on the same level as 1954 and better than 1976. As far as the versions of 'A Star is Born' goes, this one from 2018 compares extremely favourably. There is the 1976 film with Barbra Streisand, personally don't care for it but Streisand sings beautifully and "Evergreen" is to die for. ![]() There is one from 1954, the most famous, which is overlong but does contain Judy Garland's best ever performance and terrific songs (especially the heart-wrenching "The Man That Got Away"), love James Mason in it too. There is one from 1937 with Mitzi Gaynor and Fredric March, my personal favourite. This is not the only, or first, 'A Star is Born' film. ![]() Decided to see it when taking a break from practise with nothing else better to do, going in with very high expectations, as part of my "seeing as many 2018 films as possible" quest. ![]() There was also the interest to see how Lady Gaga would fare in her acting debut and how Bradley Cooper would fare as first-time director. Had heard nothing but great things about this latest 'A Star is Born' film, with even my own sister saying it was a must see. ![]()
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