In preparation, I recently saw the Barbara Streisand version (the second remake). Bradley Cooper's boasts a better screenplay: the romance is better paced, the ending's logic much clearer. Meanwhile, both Cooper (posture and voice changes) and Gaga (deep gazes, powerful singing) revel in acting. What bothered me, was being cognizant of Cooper's insistence (as director) at keeping the camera, in long takes, in close-up, on himself. This self-aware movie kept waking me up from the dream. Cooper proves he knows the medium, and will someday become a great actor-director (Eastwood, Gibson, Allen). But first, he needs to find his place.
Mo says:
Tim Allen?
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