Film Review: A STAR IS BORN (USA 2018) ***

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A musician helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

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Eric Roth (screenplay by), Bradley Cooper (screenplay by) | 3 more credits »

The third remake after the Judy Garland/James Mason and Barbra Streisand/Kris Kristofferson entries, A STAR IS BORN, Academy Award Best Actor nominee Bradley Cooper’s

directorial and screenwriting debut arrives in Toronto for a commercial release right after great hype at both the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals.  Having high expectations, I was ultimately disappointed.  The film is good but not that good, falling into the trap of the typical failed romantic drama due to personal demons and artistic conflict – predictable storyline of personal conflict and over-staged…

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