A Star Is Born reviews. WOW! — Page 3

I saw a screening last night and me and my friends came out very impressed and moved. The audience was eating it up, with applause and tears. It's hard to imagine this not being a big hit

Gaga will be winning at least one Oscar- Best Song for "Shallow," which she co-wrote (who knows, she could even receive multiple nominations in that category, as she worked on numerous songs on the soundtrack)- with the very strong potential of snagging Best Actress if momentum continues. It really is a dazzling, surprising performance that catapults her into the next level of stardom.

I have not yet seen The Wife and have no doubt that Glenn Close is fantastic, and there is definitely a sense that she is due a win. But if A Star is Born dominates the conversation, it will be very difficult to overcome.

Updated On: 10/4/18 at 10:02 AM

Kad said: "I have not yet seen The Wife and have no doubt that Glenn Close is fantastic, and there is definitely a sense that she is due a win. But if A Star is Born dominates the conversation, it will be very difficult to overcome."

Entertainment Weekly, A24 (the movie's distributor) and a couple of other sources mention Toni Colette for her work in Hereditary as a possible nominee for Best Actress.

If she's nominated, she would be my hope for the win. I'd also like to see her on Broadway again. I rented Hearts Beat Loud last weekend and I'm gonna rent Hereditary this weekend.

I can't get enough of her work.

^ agreed

PS (OT): I'm also very hopeful for Steve Carell

Updated On: 10/4/18 at 11:18 AM

Disclaimer that I haven't yet seen the movie (planning to), but I feel like I'm the only one not that enthusiastic. Haven't we had enough versions of this story? Not just literally A Star Is Born but all the "toxic but charming alcoholic genius" characters over and over again. Again, haven't seen the movie and am hoping that it does more than that premise, but it's just a tired idea in my very unimportant opinion.

bwayrose7 said: "Disclaimer that I haven't yet seen the movie (planning to), but I feel like I'm the only one not that enthusiastic. Haven't we had enough versions of this story? Not just literally A Star Is Born but all the "toxic but charming alcoholic genius" characters over and over again. Again, haven't seen the movie and am hoping that it does more than that premise, but it's just a tired idea in my very unimportant opinion."

I would tend to agree with you, but the movie takes on addiction and their relationship in a much more interesting way than I've seen on screen in awhile.

I really can't see Gaga not contending for the Oscar. Close is great in an okay film, but I think Gaga takes it in the end. McCarthy seems to be the real threat. Rumor is Stone will be supporting and Coleman lead for THE FAVOURITE.

While I think Gaga has a few hurdles to clear in her road to Best Actress (she's winning song in a walk), I think Cooper is a done deal. It's his best performance to date, and I can't imagine anyone besting him this year, save maybe Christian Bale in VICE. He is absolutely captivating.

I think Coleman will be her biggest competition not Close.

Disclaimer: I've never seen any version of A Star is Born.

I enjoyed this film much more than I thought I would. It hits a lot of great notes, and has some amazing performances (Sam Elliott for best supporting please). I really do think Cooper could win best actor, he was superb. Gaga was......capable? IDK I wasn't blown away, but I do think she did a great job (I got super emotional during the scene where he pulls her on stage). I also was glad they had a small nod to Garland at the very beginning (if you knew what she was singing)

I don't know if there were any nods to Streisand tho. Overall it was an enjoyable if not a little heartbreaking time at the theater.

Saw this last night and loved it! Gaga and Bradley are amazing. The last song “I Will Never Love Again” will be a hit and likely win the Oscar. It’s the next “My Heart Will Go On” or “I Will Always Love You”... such a great movie!!

Shangela for Best Supporting Actress!!!

upinlights said: "Saw this a few nights ago at a screening at my college... I didn't like it, and neither did most of the people there. The music is phenomenal, and several scenes are so aesthetically stunning that it's incredible. Plot was predictable and boring, dialogue was confusing, and I wasn't a fan of the montage used to develop a lot of their relationship (not a spoiler). Saw it for Gaga, will download soundtrack for Gaga, but overall, I was underwhelmed."

What do you mean the dialogue was confusing? Were they speaking in a different language?..