Birdman (or The Unexpected Remake of Black Swan: Male Edition)

Rating: 3/10 (26 February 2015)

I went into this film wanting to ADORE it. "I love it" they said. "It will change your life" they said. "It will mean so much to you" they said.
Oh just stop.
Do you want to be impressed by a single camera gimmick for 2 hours taking Best Picture? Than by all means- you've found your film. Bask in the glow of knowing all you need to do is a single long shot to get an Oscar.
Let's start with the good. Emma Stone is wonderful.
Okay, onto the bad- Michael Keaton, by maybe no fault of his own, spends two hours yelling self-indulgent spew. I mean that's what New York actors are like right?! Ugh.
The script has maybe one or two lines that are decently written... but other than that it's just clunky garbage that talks a lot but says nothing.
Honestly, if you've seen Black Swan you've seen the relatively better source material. I feel like the more people go on about Birdman's excellence the more things I find I absolutely can't stand about it.
If you want a film about art, moreover the film that should have ACTUALLY won best picture... go see Whiplash, seriously. It's everything this film WISHES it was.