▁pra ised ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁G aga ▁and ▁her ▁d anc ers ▁in ▁the ▁video , ▁also ▁compl iment ing ▁the ▁fashion . ▁Mon ica ▁Herr era ▁from ▁Billboard ▁noticed ▁that ▁the ▁video ▁bore ▁similar ities ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁of ▁Madonna ' s ▁" V og ue " ▁and ▁" Border line " ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁while ▁bel ieving ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁" more ▁of ▁a ▁high - f ashion ▁short ▁film ▁than ▁a ▁conventional ▁music ▁video ". ▁Jim ▁Far ber ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁Daily ▁News ▁wanted ▁G aga ▁to ▁add ▁more ▁humor ▁in ▁her ▁videos , ▁adding ▁that ▁although ▁the ▁video ▁had ▁" jo y ous " ▁shock ▁value , ▁it ▁definitely ▁lack ed ▁cre ativity . ▁ ▁Oscar ▁Mor al de ▁from ▁Sl ant ▁Magazine ▁noted ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁video , ▁" G aga ▁fully ▁em bra ces ▁the ▁mon str ous ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁her ." ▁Mor al de ▁further ▁explained ▁that ▁previously ▁the ▁singer ▁had ▁acknowled ged ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁" M other ▁Mon ster ", ▁but ▁never ▁to ▁the ▁vis cer al , ▁fully ▁emb od ied ▁extent ▁that ▁she ▁does ▁in ▁the ▁video . ▁" The ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁mon str ous , ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁different — for ▁G aga , ▁those ▁are ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁beautiful ," ▁he ▁concluded . ▁G ina ▁Ser pe ▁from ▁E ! ▁Online ▁critic ized ▁it ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁" Mad onna ▁rip - off ", ▁while ▁Matthew ▁Per pet ua ▁of ▁Rol