Read the Reviews for Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's A Star Is Born | Playbill

The Verdict Read the Reviews for Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's A Star Is Born Oscar and Tony nominee Cooper stars in and directs the new movie musical.
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in A Star is Born Warner Bros. Pictures

After playing the Venice International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival, the highly anticipated remake of A Star Is Born heads to movie theatres in a wide release October 5.

The film marks the directorial debut of Oscar and Tony nominee Bradley Cooper, who also stars alongside Lady Gaga. The country-rock soundtrack features several original songs, as well as "Over the Rainbow"—a tune made famous by the star of a previous A Star Is Born.

The cast also includes Hamilton alum Anthony Ramos, Andrew Dice Clay, and Sam Elliott.

Read reviews for the new film below.

Chicago Sun Times (Richard Roper)

CNN (Brian Lowry)

Entertainment Weekly (Leah Greenblatt)

The Guardian (Peter Brashaw)

The Hollywood Reporter (David Rooney)

Independent (Geoffrey Macnab)

IndieWire (Michael Nordine)

The Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

Metro Weekly (André Hereford)

The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Slate (Dana Stevens)

The Telegraph (Robbie Collin)

Time (Stephanie Zacharek)

USA Today (Brian Truitt)

Vanity Fair (Richard Lawson)

Variety (Owen Gleiberman)

The Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)

The Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)

WBUR (Sean Burns)

The Wrap (Alonso Duralde)

Playbill will continue to update this list as more reviews come in.

 
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