If you had told me this was the first iteration of A Star is Born I would have believed you because it’s so laughably awful. It’s like a bad basic cable channel version. Bubble bath included.
I love Barbra but I cannot buy her in this role. She’s a pretty great actress but here? Not so much. Is she supposed to be an R&B singer? Shes got an amazing voice, there’s no doubt about that but, but for this finally…
If you thought it was a travesty that Amy Adams wasn’t nominated for Arrival, trying watching Judy Garland in a bus driver wig and straw hat breakdown as she talks about how hard it is to love an addict then go back to set and nail performance (eat your heart out Katy Perry), knowing that she lost Best Actress to fuckin Grace Kelly.
Yeah there’s a lot of people in this movie but it’s truly a one woman show.
Maybe…
First and foremost: one of the greatest soundtracks ever.
I’ve seen this movie at least half a dozen times on the almost 20 years since it came out but this was the first time seeing it in a theater. Seeing it on the big screen really put it in a new perspective for me (no pun intended). I never noticed before how absolutely quiet this film is. The silence makes you focus on the extravagance surrounding everyone and provides a…
No really, I’ve definitely developed a crush on Karl Malden over this last month.
