Is This Thing On? – Bradley Cooper’s ‘likeable and spirited’ romcom

Is This Thing On? – Bradley Cooper’s ‘likeable and spirited’ romcom

The first two films made by the actor-turned-director Bradley Cooper – “A Star Is Born” and “Maestro” – were rich in “showy pizzazz and ostentatious directorial flourishes”, said Wendy Ide in The Observer. By contrast, his latest, which is loosely based on the life of the British comedian John Bishop, is “refreshingly informal and intimate”. With the story relocated to New York, it stars Will Arnett (“Arrested Development”) as Alex, a “slightly …