![]() He would be a Nashville star, or more of a cult Americana artist, not the rock idol appearing at Coachella that he’s made out to be. In the film, it’s easy enough to overlook the fact that Cooper’s Jackson Maine character-more or less a repeat (or, as one critic friend put it, a “cover version”) of Kris Kristofferson’s country-rocker character from the 1976 A Star Is Born with Barbra Streisand-makes very little sense as a figure in the 2018 music world, even one with his best days a bit behind him. ![]() Most of Cooper’s meant-to-be-good country rock is actually duller and dumber than Gaga’s most exaggerated, meant-to-be-bad pop “sellout” tracks.
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