Lady Gaga as a struggling singer? No. It's not believable. Cast an unknown. She's fine in it but I just didn't buy her ascent, plucked from obscurity...are we supposed to feel sorry for her? Cheer her on? She gets everything very easily. And Coopers character was just one note. I didn't care about him or his super privileged life. Boring, pointless, made to solely win awards, characters who are dull and annoying. I didn't care. I didn't even think the songs were great. It looked nice though.