Funny, satirical take on modern show-biz, albeit a bit over-rated.

Rating: 7/10 (20 February 2015)

I really had a fun two hours watching this film. It was brilliantly crafted, and some of the dialogue was classic. However, I cannot consider this film a masterpiece simply for its witty dialogue or its technical and artistic merits alone.
Sadly, Birdman: the unexpected virtue of ignorance lacked deep characters. Keaton's plight never made them worthy of any emotional involvement on my part. The thing is...that the jokes didn't match the tone of the cast's acting because the performances were realistic. If this film had a slap- stick element to it, then it would've worked a bit better for this story.
I do believe this film should win awards for the directorial effort and writing but as for Keaton--well, he wasn't bad at all, but he was out- staged by Ed Norton--who was fantastic in this film! I know this film will win plenty of statues this coming Sunday, but perhaps it deserves only a couple.
Nevertheless, its worth a rent. After all, how many films deserve ONLY a couple of Oscars right? I will surely watch this film again for the behind the scenes moments in a major Broadway theater.