Virtuoso debut performances from Lady Gaga (in her first feature film role) and Bradley Cooper (writer-director as well as actor) lift this remake beyond the humdrum into, well, star-making territory. Cooper is a surprisingly competent singer, but it’s Gaga who powers the 3 showstoppers “Shallow”, “Always Remember Us This Way”, and “I’ll Never Love Again”. Expect multiple Oscar nominations.
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