A Star is Born (2018)

A Star is Born is the third remake or threemake of the 1937 William Wellman classic staring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. As the story of A Star is Born is about 'celebrity' and the 'pop culture environment' it is one intellectual property that makes sense to remake every generation or two to reflect changes in those things. Director/star Bradley Cooper is more then capable and has an interesting enough take to offer, Lady Gaga's quite good and the music is really good. The movie contains various little Easter egg references to previous versions, there is I believe a Vanity Fair article you can find online that goes over them in depth. The supporting cast is good, with a nice surprise appearance by Sam Elliott, who is always nice to see, and Gaga and Cooper have a good chemistry going, of course Cooper by himself is one of the most charismatic people alive. The first half of the film is a bit stronger then the second, which gets a little cliché, but then the rise is always more enjoyable then the fall. ***1/2