Bradley Cooper apparently took years to prepare for this film and to master Leonard Bernstein as a character. I thought the film as a whole was ok, though I didn't feel much for it. Though what I can't get my head around is Cooper's version of Bernstein it just comes off as so phony. Personally I don't think he executed his portrayal right. The accent isn't even close, the nose was unnecessary, and it just all around came off as an empty performance.