‘Frustrated’ Meghan McCain bashes Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’: ‘I could barely get through it’
Meghan McCain isn’t impressed by Bradley Cooper’s recent feature, “Maestro.”
The former “View” co-host, 39, took to X (formerly Twitter) to bash the Leonard Bernstein biopic on Wednesday.
She first slammed the movie’s “Oscar buzz,” writing: “Watched ‘Maestro’ last night and I could barely get through it.”
The conservative political commentator continued: “I’m frustrated I wasted what little free time I have open at night (with 2 young kids) watching it.”
“Why are so many Oscar buzz movies like this and so disappointing? Who are these movies for?” she wondered.
While the Oscar nominations have yet to be announced, “Maestro” has earned numerous nods so far at the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice Awards.
The drama follows the rise of the famed composer (Cooper) and the relationship with his wife, Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan).
The “A Star is Born” actor, 48, also wrote and directed the project, and even prepared for six years to master the “six minutes of music” to recreate Bernstein’s 1976 performance of Gustav Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony.
Some X users agreed with McCain’s stance, with someone noting that the movie was “dull” and he “didn’t get through it.”
“My wife and I started it but turned it off 15 mins in when it became clear this was meant as an ‘artistic movie’ for the Hollywood Elite. Little entertainment focus. Waste of money and talent,” another person scoffed.
“I stopped watching it after 15 minutes. Just an awful boring movie,” a third person tweeted.
“I stand with Meghan. I was so disappointed after all the press leading up to Maestro being released. Nice effort but missed it for me,” someone scribed.
Even before its Dec. 20 release on Netflix, “Maestro” received backlash for Cooper appearing to portray “Jewface” with a prosthetic nose. The term negatively characterizes stereotypical or inauthentic portrayals of Jewish people in art.
However, the late conductor’s family has expressed their approval over Cooper’s costume choices, and the actor also spoke out about the criticism.
“I thought, ‘Maybe we don’t need to do it,’” he explained to “CBS Mornings” last month.
“But it’s all about balance, and, you know, my lips are nothing like Lenny’s, and my chin,” he continued. “And so we had that, and it just didn’t look right [without the prosthetic].”
He added: “The truth is … I’d done this whole process out of love. And it’s so clear to me where I come from.”
