A Star Is Born centres around drunk musician Jackson Maine whose star is starting to fade and shy waitress Ally who he takes under his wing to help her achieve her dreams of stardom. Is fame all it’s cracked up to be? Will their relationship survive? Read on to see whether the film is worth the hype or hits a bum note,
A Star Is Born is the tale of musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper), an artist who’s seen better days, and Ally (Lady Gaga) a shy waitress who is in need of some self-belief (unless she’s singing in a drag bar then she’s a musical harlot).
Maine’s search for post-concert booze sees him rock up (rock, geddit?!) at a random bar just in time to catch Ally sing and he’s bowled over by her performance – well, I’m assuming he was wowed by her voice as he was so shit-faced I doubt he could have tr…
Director: Bradley Cooper
Stars: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Worthington
Katy’s Rating: 5/10 – Meh