This powerhouse film sticks surprisingly closely to the 1950s and especially the 1970s versions, but at its heart it is an indestructible love story retold for each generation. It has been made contemporary in effective ways and has some interesting tweaks on the older takes, and it has slightly less of the slickness of the classic 70s studio product to have a more grounded appeal. Previously, A Star Is Born has been used to showcase its female stars; here, Bradley Cooper's superb directing skills and on-screen performance is the undoubted star, and he has clearly brought out a truly less self-indulgent performance from Lady Gaga - the couple work so well together here and give excellent performances. The music and the concert sequences are terrific, and the inevitable ending is given a slightly late-signposted twist that is nevertheless still tearjerking, and the finale takes a bold and beautiful step at the very end of what will prove to be one of the best films of 2018.
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