A dreary expose on fame and dysfunctional relationships that lacked depth and character growth. In a strange meta-mind-twist, one of Ally (played by Lady Gaga)'s major insecurities is the size of her nose. Ally talks about how she didn't give in and get a nose job to satisfy the industry. Except, Lady Gaga's current nose is NOT big. So what kind of message does that send? Or am I supposed to suspend disbelief and pretend I'm looking at a huge nose? And, everyone knows that Lady Gaga DID have a nose job in real life, so how strange for her character to go on and on about the size of her nose and she how didn't have a nose job when the exact opposite is true: Lady Gaga DID have a nose job and now her nose is medium-sized, not large. Meta Mind Twist, I tell you.

Which in a weird way perfectly illustrates one of the themes of the film: that fame is unhealthy and creates falsehoods in one's life. Side note: please no more casting of leading ladies who have so much botox and fillers that their faces don't move. It should go without saying but in acting, showing facial expressions is important.

It does attempt in the last part of the movie to address a very serious issue (saying more would constitute a spoiler), but in a weird way, it felt like one could interpret it as a glorification of the issue, as if Bradley Cooper's character did the right thing. And sadly, he did not.