This is the fourth version - with each remake more years further from the previous version - Gaynor version 1937, Garland version 1954 ( 11 years apart), Streisand version 1974 (20 years apart) and now Lady Gaga 40 years apart

The start of the story is touching. I enjoyed the first twenty minutes. Then when little 'miss nobody' suddenly graduates from singing a Piaf song indifferently in a bar - to performing in a huge auditorium. without any nerves disappointments or hardship and no nerves either..!!!! beggers belief And so the film starts to unravel

Life ain't like that... Careers do not happen over night - certainly not to this magnitude- without a huge learning curve and hard work.

I enjoyed watching the early Gaga looking 'normal'. But once she was discovered it became unreal

Bradley Cooper role is fine but I did not care about him. We know nothing about his background. Was he married divorced gay straight??? Never let an actor director himself. It rarely works

The scenes between him and Lady Gaga were fair - especially the very touching last minutes in the film which nails it in one

The choice of songs Too many ballads Not showing her versatility

The audience at the screening were under thirty years old and enjoyed it. The story was 'new'to them and were unaware of the previous versions.

It goes to show the story still works for each new generation.

By the way: What ever happened to the frozen peas that wrapped her swolen hand which miraculously disappeared.in teh next scene?? And the home made engagement ring that suddenly disappeared and became a diamond ring???/