Oscars 2019: 10 Reasons Why A Star Is Born Is Definitely Not Best Film

The contrived intimacy between Ally and Jack is only rivaled by the vintage Wham music video, “Last Christmas" in which George Michael is seen running through the snow like a girl. Go ahead, have a look for yourself.

Part of the problem - if not the entire ball of wax - is common ground between the lead characters. She's a city girl and dances like nobody's watching. He's from some dusty, one horse town in Arizona and mumbles like nobody's listening. She sings torch songs (and later bubble gum pop) and drips with sex appeal. He sings country-ish rock ballads and drips with 100 proof sweat.

Furthermore, Jack's crippling alcoholism takes up a lot of screen time as the man can barely get through breakfast without pouring whiskey on his pancakes. It's sad, but no matter how hard he tries to 12 step his way to sobriety, he'll never be able to satisfy and stimulate a woman as vivacious as Ally.

This holds it back fundamentally and it's the kind of thing the Academy should notice.