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www.threemoviebuffs.com - : The one thing the 1976 version does better is the sexual heat.And Barbra was brave enough to admit that these clothes came from her own wardrobe. Streisand and Kristofferson are a bonfire of passion. They have sex in the tub and on the floor. Mason's love for Garland might as well be platonic. They have zero sexual chemistry. more...
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www.filmcritic.com - : What’s missing here is the love part of the love story. Throughout, the carefully coiffed Esther seems as concerned with her career as she does with John Howard, and frankly, the guy is anything but lovable. Despite the famously ardent movie poster (all that hair!), there are few real sparks between the two, and that spells disaster for a story that should be propelled forward by love, not careerism. more...
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : There is, to begin with, no denying Barbra Streisand's enormous talent. At the end of ''A Star Is Born'' the camera stays on her for one unbroken shot of seven or eight minutes, and she sings her heart out, and we concede that she's one of the great stars of the movies, one of the elemental presences. But how does she choose her material? And what possessed her to make ''A Star Is Born''? more...
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