The anticipation for this musical film was huge. It seemed the perfect star vehicle for Barbra Streisand and she hadn't had a hit for almost three years ("The Way We Were"). Janet Gaynor and Judy Garland were superlative in their creations of the classic tale of the Hollywood couple -- one star on the rise, the other on the skids.
Could Streisand put her own indelible mark on this material as well and reestablish herself as a triple-threat performer?Nope. Not even close. This third version (actually fourth, if you include 1932's "What Price Hollywood" starring Constance Bennett and Lowell Sherman) stalls early in the game by transposing the dramatic setting of Hollywood movie-making to the brash, uncouth pop/rock music scene... and it is only one of many fundamental mistakes this movie makes. Two Thumbs up to everyone involved with this expressive & loving movie.
Directed By Frank Peirson
Starring : Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson & Many More Stars
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