Review of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) by Norm D — 10 Jul 2017
Sometimes artsy just becomes fartsy. The one-take look of the film is interesting - and got an Oscar - but does little to advance a story suitable only for the hardest bitten of NYC theater fans & Oscar voters.
The fine cast doesn't add much. And even the one-take effect runs out-of-gas after about an hour. Keaton shows he's "an actor." Fine. That craft is much better deployed in "The Founder.
" See that; skip this. For the movie to win Best Picture & Director, incredibly, but the nominated lead actor doesn't win? Something's goofy with that, and should be a warning. Sometimes the T-metering needs recalibration, as here.
Oscar voting, too. Goofy waste of time is the bottom line.
This review of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) was written by Norm D on 10 Jul 2017.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) has generally received very positive reviews.
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