It's okay. From the reviews and other show biz folks gushing you'd think it was the second coming - that it's not. The story is indestructible, of course, and Lady Gaga is fine and so is Cooper, but the story in this version really skews towards him. For me, the Garland version is perfect at that juggling act. I didn't care for the Streisand much. Cooper seems to be channeling both Kristofferson and Jeff Bridges, I don't think I've ever understood a single work Sam Elliot has said in the entirety of his career and for all the raves the direction has been getting, I found that aspect of it not exceptional. Others have loved it, so what do I know.