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I went to see this in the cinema today with some friends. I hadn't looked into it at all but saw the first one and am a fan of both Joaquin Phoenix and Lady GaGa so I expected to really like it.

I figured, based on the previous movie, that it wasn't going to have a lot of explosions or action, but I expected a good plot line and psychological drama.

However, it was a sub-standard musical where the plot all but disappeared into obscurity.

Joaquin Phoenix is not a strong singer and I strongly suspect that they asked Lady Gaga to tone down her abilities to not overshadow his performance.

The entire movie droned on and on and on. It was so slow that there were times I almost dozed off.

There are only a couple of TV shows that I still remember years after I originally watched them, and this is one of them. I watched it when it first aired. I just watched it again, hoping that the rewatch wouldn't tarnish a fond memory. It didn't. I loved it all over again.

The 80s fashions and hairstyles are fantastic. The story line is reasonable and has held up well. The acting is only a little dated, it's held up better than some of its contemporaries. I did find the smoking on screen a little surprising, having not seen that is years.

If you enjoy "retro" shows this is a fabulous walk down memory lane, or a peek back into the "decade that fashion forgot".