An Oscar Worthy Film?

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2015)

Bird man! For starters did this movie deserve best picture? Maybe? Did it have phenomenal dialogue? Yes! Was the acting Oscar worthy? Most certainly! But did this movie have flaws in some critical areas? Yes! The Bird man Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, starring Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, and Emma Stone was a mighty fun time, it gave rich dialogue, superb acting, and excellent character development. Yet it lacked a much needed twist and unpredictable kick start. The story was good but still easy to read ahead, but the acting made it bearable. The awkward and forced love scenes between middle aged Norton and teenage daughter Emma Stone were unnecessary, somewhat gross, and a waste of film time, but they proved short enough not to disrupt the overall quality of the film. Edward Norton delivered one of the best performances of his career, he was loud, controversial and pleasantly rude. The director did a interesting and exciting job introducing him into the film at an unsuspecting time. Michael Keaton was most enjoyable to watch as he seemed to truly fit into his body with no remorse or embarrassment, I give kudos to him for letting the whole world see his 63 year old body nearly naked for half the film, and quite honestly he looks better at 63 then most men 20 years his senior. And of course you can't forget Zach Galfinakis, who although didn't have a large roll, shined whenever he was on the screen, Zach's performance gives more evidence that Comedic actors can act and can act good at that, and not only in comedy movies. Overall the film was enjoyable but wouldn't have been my choice for best picture. But still an excellent film. 8/10