Not a superhero movie but a powerful insight into Broadway theatre.

Rating: 8/10 (11 February 2015)

Personally, I think the reason there are so many bad reviews of this movie is that some viewers watched it with an expectation of a more typical superhero movie. The disappointment these viewers must have had when they realised that this is nothing like a superhero movie, and is actually a bit of a juxtapose of a superhero movie, must have left them feeling annoyed.
Do not watch this movie if you expect to watch some sort of glorious, man saves the world, superhero movie. This is not that kind of film.
This movie portrays the life of a somewhat manic actor/director, Riggan who puts his life and career on the line when he opens a piece of theatre on Broadway. Whilst the theatre piece seems to come together relatively well, Riggan struggles externally and internally with the life he has previously led, namely that he's stigmatised by a movie character he once played, Birdman.
This movie is an interesting insight into the goings-on of a group of people who are part of an ambitious Broadway theatre piece.
The movie offers a magical combination of great acting, great production design, original storyline & script, and a clever style of filming that seamlessly connects each and every scene. This movie is a piece of film that is imaginatively and intellectually engaging.
Birdman is a one-of-a-kind movie and if you're a movie lover you would be stupid to miss it.