Review of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) by Tommy R — 03 Jan 2016

Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone and the rest of the ensemble cast were great. The story of a former top billed actor on the fringe of a mental breakdown while attempting to reinvigorate his washed up career by financing, producing and starring in play that he also scripted was compelling, though the seemingly one continuous take of this 119 minute film could have been tidied up with less runtime, I felt the foreshadowed inevitability to be a bit drawn out, since I found myself checking my watch around 87 minutes in.

This was a good movie but not worth the critically acclaimed praises it received.