Most Rewatchable Scene
The live performance of “Shallow”
In the discussion (15)
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- The panel calls the live “Shallow” performance the clear winner and one of the century’s best seven-minute sequences. — Bill Simmons
- The drag-bar introduction works through Bradley Cooper watching Lady Gaga and then singing “Maybe It’s Time.” — Bill Simmons
- The grocery-store parking lot is praised as an intimate songwriting and courtship scene.
- The Bradley Cooper and Sam Elliott fight is praised as an amazing compact scene. — Bill Simmons
- “Always Remember Us This Way” is treated as Gaga’s last great musical moment before the pop-star turn.
- The Grammys sequence becomes darkly comic on repeat viewing even though its humiliation remains difficult to watch. — Bill Simmons
- The final Cooper and Elliott scene became a durable meme and emotional payoff. — Bill Simmons
- The cop-bar conversation is praised as an unusually specific and believable flirting scene. — Sean Fennessey
- The supermarket sequence sustains the early romance through mundane details and the leads’ chemistry. — Sean Fennessey
- Dice and the drivers watching the viral video provide a charming family-comedy interlude. — Amanda Dobbins
- The parking-lot scene is the preferred runner-up because Bradley Cooper recognizes Gaga writing a song in real time.
- The opening concert introduces Jackson’s addiction, charisma, and physical mess without dialogue. — Sean Fennessey
- Ally’s bathroom introduction establishes a separate crisis and character with equal economy. — Amanda Dobbins
- The “Shallow” scene is praised for every checkpoint Lady Gaga crosses before stepping onto the stage. — Bill Simmons
- Bradley Cooper’s supportive reactions communicate love, belief, and encouragement, making that support a major part of his performance. — Amanda Dobbins