Directed by Bradley Cooper himself, A Star is Born is simply one of the most excellent, hard hitting filled films I have ever seen. This movie was bound to be so good even before it came out, and not just because of the fact that Bradley Cooper starred in his own movie.

Cooper plays a drunk and drug addict country-rock artist, who quickly falls in love with Ally, played by Gaga, who is a soulful star in the making, with a voice that could change a life; one, of which, changed Jack’s. After he witnesses her blissfully sing a rendition of “La Vie en Rose” in a drag queen bar after his show nearby, the two begin to fall in love through performing together. Though what is a love between to singers without battling all of the hardships that come along with stardom?

As every artist does, Jack lacked muse. Ally lacked an audience. When the two meet, nothing feels more meant to be. Jack and Ally’s humor and personalities clash in indescribable ways; one of which is highlighted when Jack invites Ally to perform “Shallow” after he invites her to come see him perform, clearly with the motivation to exploit her hidden thunder. The voices of the two intertwine so beautifully and passionately they could bring tears to your eyes only 20 minutes into the movie simply through the connection exemplified in the way Jack watches her throughout their performance. Their path is predictable from that point on.

Ally and Jack unsurprisingly become inseparable through the growth of their love and their inspiring collaboration. However, the two take on several obstacles due to Jack’s established drinking problems and addiction, conflicting along with Ally’s individual rise to fame. Such difficult times are presented through song, like Jack’s “Too Far Gone” or Ally’s “Before I Cry”. When Ally and Jack sing, their love for each other as well as the meaning behind each situation presented are perfectly captured, drawing the audience in further with each performance.

Cooper and Gaga are not the only ones who left me in awe. Jack’s brother, played by Sam Elliot, exceeds his role perfectly as Jack’s older brother and manager through his deep minded figure and chilling bass leveled voice.His character exemplifies a whole new side and view point to Jack’s story. Every time he and Jack share a conversation, the only thing you can pay attention to is how incredibly deep he sounds when he speaks. Unlike Cooper, who changed his accent and pitch when speaking in this movie, Elliot realistically does sound that soothing to the ear when he talks. Definitely makes me want to add having a conversation with Sam Elliot to my bucket list.

All together, A Star is Born is nothing but a absolute, as well as pure definition of unforgivable love interfering with ones rise to stardom. It shows insecurity brought to security, someone who is damaged finding light in someone else’s merriment, and the raw influence of love and how it conquers all. Nothing grabbed my heart and drew me closer more than Ally’s unforgettable performance at the end of a ballad written by Gaga herself, “I’ll Never Love Again”.

I am not the type of person who can sit down and watch a 2 1/2 hour movie without falling asleep. In order for me to stay put and patient, a movie has to truly be something that grasps my attention, which at first glance, seeing that Bradley Cooper starred in this film easily did. Despite my lack of patience with movies, I have always loved Cooper’s. Cooper’s “Silver Linings Playbook” was my all-time favorite movie; then I saw “A Star is Born”.

Not only is the music ambitious and well written, the acting is raw and shows emotion cut to the core through the astounding acting job done by all who took part in the film. Seriously, by the end of the movie I was convinced that Jack and Ally were real people who really did fall in love; two people totally separate from Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. No better movie than one that can convince you that you are part of a reality, which is exactly what Cooper so perfectly did with this film.

Final Verdict: A