A fantastic film that looks at the film industry in a nutshell

Rating: 9/10 (13 February 2015)

I have been looking forward to seeing this film for a while because of how good I had heard it was and it is a fantastic film. This film sees a washed up actor deciding to direct and star in a Broadway play to try to prove he is a real actor after having success as a famous comic book character. Now I really like Michael keaton ever since seeing him in the first Batman film and this is easily his best performance ever. His character feels like it is just Michael keaton pulling from real life to make this dark interesting character who represents a part of the film industry. The supporting cast are also great, Edward Norton plays a cocky actor who kind of represents the other side of the film industry and he is great in the role and his chemistry with keaton is great. Emma stone plays keatons daughter and she is great in the film because of she really creates a damaged character that has real problems with her father that we can understand. Zach galifanakis plays his best friend and he brings allot of humour to the role but also sometimes some seriousness that made him a great addition to this film. The story is great it truly deals with the problems with the film industry and how these blockbusters can affect an actors reputation. I love the way they portrayed this and makes this film really interesting and great social commentary. The script was great and combined humour and drama really well with all the dialogue working and making these characters feel really relatable. The style of this film is incredibly unique as from the beginning the film is made to look like one shot and it is great, it makes you feel like you are actually there with the characters and dealing with the problems with them. However, this film does have some pacing issues and it does hurt this film. Overall this is a fantastic film that I really think you should see.