Gaga: Five Foot Two

So here's the deal. I haven't ever really been a huge Lady Gaga fan. I grew up listening to her music but I never really felt like she was ever in it for anything but shock value. I just never really understood the appeal .... until I watched a star is born. That movie was one of, if not my favorite movies of the year and I very much enjoyed Gaga's role in it and her acting abilities. The only problem was : now I wanted to like lady Gaga but I felt like she was exactly who her character ended up being in the end of a star is born and I wanted the down to earth woman from the beginning. I watched Gaga: five foot two after the shallow Oscar performance because I wanted to see who Gaga really is and I feel like this movie really does that. It was very cool to see her at that point in her life emotionally and physically dealing with a lot. It takes place when she performed at the super bowl halftime show and shows her signing off to star in a star is born. She struggles with so much in this movie but she also has some break throughs, amazing performances, and people who pick her up when she's down. Overall I felt like she gave a raw and real look into her life and I finally feel like I'm beginning to like Lady Gaga. Not for the pop star version of what she's expected to be like but for the actual person she is.

Too many excerpts, statements whose context I didn'tt understand. If this is about permanent mutual adulation "you're great" "no, you're great" ... then again there are problems whose causes are not really explained. The documentary jumps from one action to the next and apparently nobody seems to bring out a straight, understandable sentence except permanent compliments. A woman is shown who is'nt at all with herself. Understandable. Healthily and psychologically at her limit, she can't survive an hour without medication and you can clearly see that. She pays a very high price for her fame. Often she repeats how she used to be insecure, permanently felt she wasn't enough. But I didn't get the impression that this former condition was actually over. She seems to have taken on a new role, but it's just a role. If the make-up falls off, in the end the person stands there who she still is. Lady Gaga is surely a musician. The documentary provides an insight into her life, but is very superficial to my taste and therefore oftentimes boring.

It's the sign of a really bad film when you come out of it perpetually angry when it seems to want to be to be inspiring and feel-good. This is a really tough one to write about as I really respect Lady Gaga as an artist; I like her music, think she's a fantastic actress and is a vibrant performer. Sadly this documentary paints a portrait that is at times insufferable, narcissistic and just confusing as to what its intention is. It follows Gaga during the creation of her 'Joanne' album (which is really good!) and in the build up to a massive stadium show while also documenting her struggles in her personal life. I think the director intended for it to be a revealing insight into Gaga's life yet it feels strangely distant and more focused on the glamour of her media image despite the camera being glued to her the whole time. There are sequences that are really patience testing including one in a wal-mart which is so irritating it makes you question why this film even exists. I hate sounding this way about a film especially whose subject is someone I'm interested in but you need to be truthful in reviewing something otherwise there's no point. There is a moment which is lovely in which Gaga plays 'Joanne' to her grandmother and the backstory behind the album is fascinating and sad. Also the behind the scenes footage of her performances and studio recordings are must sees for any fan. Unfortunately though it's mainly watching someone's ego trip and everyone around them bending over backwards to help them which is every bit as frustrating as that sounds. I mean no disrespect to anyone involved but this was my experience as a viewer looking at it as a piece regardless of it being non-fictional or fictional. One to miss but I am still interested in further works from Gaga especially after her incredible role in A Star Is Born and her keen eye for visuals

It's like she's a 70 year old career woman in a 30 year old body with the humility of a 20 year old. Confusing, I know. I would have liked to seen the aftermath of her super bowl performance. I think the film really missed an opportunity there, unless Gaga didn't sign off on it. Does she maintain her "I don't give a f*** about what people think of me." mentality? At the end of this film you will come to see how lonely she is and not okay with herself. I actually drew inspiration from that fact alone. She's meticulous, she's usually in pain, she DOES care for her craft and has passion. If she didn't have fans and people to perform for she would likely shrivel up. This film showed me that performing really is her calling card and she's going to have to be comfortable with being lonely at the end of the day---for a while. I have a different kind of respect for Gaga but I haven't quite figured out what that may be.

This is terrible storytelling. It literally goes nowhere. I am not a big gaga fan - but I thought watching her documentary would help me relate with her or understand her more. This is literally just her rambling and you learn nothing about her or her life. If you would like to waste an hour and a half by watching her get massages, sit by the pool naked, not wear bras anywhere, and pick outfits - then this is just the show for you.

I've never reviewed anything on IMDb before. Let's gets that out of the way. This documentary was absolutely amazing. I can't say I have particularly loved Lady Gaga but after viewing this, I see her in a completely different light. I cried at least 3 times throughout. When she was singing at the Tony Bennet event, her voice was so full of emotion that I couldn't help but tear up. I didn't realize how much pain she is in either. Every artist makes music for a certain reason. Most make it out of necessity just to stay sane and feel alive. The amount of emotion in her voice can't be described in words, only music. And yes I realize that lyrics are words but the timbre of her voice says sooooo much. I can't imagine having a spotlight such as hers either. Seeing how much she cares about her fans is unreal as well. There's one scene with a young girl who was interviewed as saying how Lady Gaga has saved her and seeing how Gaga reacts to the fan is priceless. Like I said before, i haven't teared up as much in a movie since Marley and Me. I hope you take as much emotion away from this as I did.

If you want someone being 'real' and 'authentic' then definitely watch this film. I thought it was worth watching and I got to learn her work ethic. She seems to really know what she wants and she goes for it. I thought the behind-the-scenes of her music video shoots were great to show that even though she's in pain - the show must go on! It shows that she is an artist and she will continue to stand the test of time with her music, artistry and talent. She put her all into this project as she does in all her projects and that was my key takeaway from this film.