For the first 10 minutes of this movie, I didn’t think I’d like it. But after that, I saw how amazing and incredible of a performance Bradley Cooper has given us in this film. It’s brilliant. Bradley Cooper isn’t Bradley Cooper in this film. He’s truly another person- Leonard Bernstein. The story is captivating, and his character is very nuanced. He’s a good guy with flaws, and we see it. His acting as a composer was so brilliant, that after a certain scene of him composing, I had to google if his performance was actually on point (because it looked so good). He apparently practiced composing for 6 years just to do a 6 minute scene- and it shows. I give this movie 5 stars, but I don’t think it would hold for a younger audience, or for an audience too used to Marvel films. It’s a drama, but it’s compelling and worth the 2 hours of your time. My only wish was that the film was longer.