Based on 84 votes and 35 reviews.
Should have ended earlier. Too long. Gaga is great though.
Bring your kids
More harlips movies
No more hare-lips in our movies please!!!
Great movie and awesome acting.
I thought this film was brilliant. Both Joaquin Phoenix and Lady GaGa were perfect in their roles. I really don't understand the negativity being dished out - did everyone just want wall-to-wall violence? Because there is quite a bit of that for them to enjoy, along with the clearly underappreciated music. I wish Todd Phillips and everyone associated did not have to listen to their work being bashed so relentlessly, when it is truly a work of art.
It was a hoot
Yes, the acting was excellent. Visually as dark and muted as expected. But I would have fast forward through the singing. If had known about that bit I wouldn't have wasted my money. The plot was linear and unchallenging. The whole thing could have been edited down to under an hour. Nowhere near as good as the first. Don't bother.
Phoenix embodies the songs with raw emotion ranging from hurt and pain to the joy experienced by a hopeless, lonely man who believes that he has made a real connection. The pacing is excellent with one hit after another coming alive on the screen, and contrary to what many reviews state there is indeed a storyline; it is based on the tragic life of Arthur that is characterized by deception and rejection with the songs serving as a through line to his fleeting moments of happiness as well as his overwhelming sorrow. Phoenix gives a tremendous, resounding heartfelt performance down to the heartbreaking end.
Another exercise in stigmatizing/slandering the mentally ill. The Nazis had a similar attitude towards those unfortunates.