Review of A Star Is Born (1976) by Maegan C — 06 Aug 2007

This is a great love story and if you are a Streisand fan than this movie is for you. Contains some of her best songs. I still cry when I watch it...

This review of A Star Is Born (1976) was written by Maegan C on 06 Aug 2007.

A Star Is Born has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jean Hoelscher (1) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 09 Oct 2018

The movie falls short of greatness, but it compares more than favorably not only with the usual concert film (good as a few of them are) but…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 25 Feb 2013

While in its romantic and romanticized particulars, this A Star Is Born can often seem silly, hoary, disjointed or meandering, the essence…

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By Vincent Canby (762) for The New York Times (9,847) on 15 Jan 2012

Streisand never plays to or with the other actors. She does A Star Is Born as a solo turn…

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By Amber T (101) on 31 Oct 2018

Nothing beats the ending of this version. Nothing. Barbra has always been dealt harshly by critics. Saw this film 7 times in the 70's…

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By Thomas K (624) on 30 Mar 2014

I appreciate the attempt to make something that's truly different that the other two, but it doesn't really work…

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By Trineo99 (57) on 11 Nov 2018

First of all, the only good thing about this movie is Barbra Streisand. She gave it her all in this movie…

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By Byron B (1,084) on 11 Nov 2018

First of all, the only good thing about this movie is Barbra Streisand. She gave it her all in this movie…

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By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 28 Nov 2021

I found this film a bit cold to start with, in as much as I couldn't quite figure out what the initial plot was supposed to be…

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By John K (1,706) on 24 Jan 2019

Yuck, it reminds me why I hate the 70's…

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By Angie I (69) on 19 Jul 2014

This is more what I was expecting when I watched the Judy Garland version. Just as good as the 1937 version with great production numbers…

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