Saw this movie last at the IMAX theater, with its big screen. Excellent film, and an Oscar contender.
I liked both Lady Gaga's and Bradley Cooper's acting. There was a risk of their romance seeming implausible, so they took great pains to lay it out carefully. Visually it was great. The rock concert footage they got at real rock concerts, where they swapped in the movie team as a warmup act for the real show, so the footage looks just amazing. There are mild problems with the movie - Lady Gaga is too angelic towards the end - but really, a solid movie.
Since Lady Gaga is now a Very Famous Person, an effort has to be made to make her seem like a normal human again. Fortunately, they are aware of the problem and take the requisite time. Fortunately, Lady Gaga is a good actress. (I recently watched Madonna's 'Swept Away,' often cited as among the worst movies ever. The contrast in capability between the two music stars is stark.) Also difficult is that Cooper is presented as a country and western star and Gaga as an aspiring pop singer. The movie has to straddle that divide too (which they do well).
A little awkward they present the Palm Springs area as Arizona (but that's the geographer in me talking).
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