Synopsis
Go behind the scenes with pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a bold new album and prepares for her Super Bowl halftime show.
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Cast
- Lady GagaSelf
- Bobby CampbellSelf
- Mark RonsonSelf
- Florence WelchSelf
- Donatella VersaceSelf
- Joe GermanottaSelf
- Barbara BushSelf
- Tony BennettSelf
- George H. W. BushSelf
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The Playlist
“Five Foot Two” is mostly about a woman pushing forward with her career in pain, and we’re talking chronic literal pain. - 80
Variety
I found the film intensely revealing of Gaga’s life and personality, especially when she’s getting treatments to deal with the pain that’s dogged her for three years, ever since she suffered a broken hip (misdiagnosed at the time) on tour. - 75
The A.V. Club
Five Foot Two does a nice job getting way behind the scenes of a non-stop, sometimes grotesquely glamorous life. - 75
RogerEbert.com
The end result is a film that may not rise to the level of “Don’t Look Back” or “Truth or Dare” but still manages to create a sense of intimacy and revelation, even as we sense that there is really no such thing as an unguarded moment for Lady Gaga. - 70
The New York Times
While it’s possible that the director and cinematographer Chris Moukarbel is good at withholding unflattering material, Gaga comes off well, and credibly so: intelligent, an accomplished craftswoman, a well-mannered collaborator and boss. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Entertaining but manipulative. - 60
TheWrap
Gaga is indeed sort of a mess in this movie, yet her grandmother’s emotional pragmatism is in there somewhere, too. - 60
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Five Foot Two distinguishes itself from similar projects from Justin Bieber and Katy Perry by not trying to be a 101 class in the subject and her personal history, but when it hits similar beats — heartbreak, the physical demands of performing, tearful scenes with family — anyone who doesn’t have a Little Monster’s encyclopedic knowledge might feel a little emotionally lost.