Coop 15,354 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 It’s one of those pop-science facts that always gets repeated, probably because it sounds so tragically, romantically cool: By the time their light reaches earth, thousands of stars in the sky have already died. And it does feel like an apt metaphor for Bradley Cooper’s Jackson Maine the first time we see him onstage. At fortyish he’s the kind of mid-career musician who’s already graduated to legend, playing his dusky blues-rock anthems to sold-out stadium crowds who sing every word right back to him. But there’s no joy in it for him anymore, if there ever was; the minute the show is over he heads straight to the back of his chauffeured car to be alone with the bottle that’s waiting for him there. We’ve seen this movie before, of course — four times now and counting — so we know it’s not A Star Is Bored. Jackson is only minutes away from meeting the young unknown who will make him believe in everything again: Ally (Lady Gaga), a plucky part-time cater-waiter with a pair of sanitary gloves in her pocket and a song in her heart who just happens to be performing at the L.A. drag club Jackson stumbles into in search of more numbing alcohol. He’s enchanted; she’s flattered and confused. By the next morning, at least one of them has fallen a little bit in love. Read more: Source Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panchecco 17,626 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I don't like reviews that go through the scenes of the movie like just talk about it without describing every single thing BUT YAAAS CUM TROUGHHH B+ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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