This movie really flies

Rating: 10/10 (3 January 2017)

If you've never been in the acting field, you won't relate as well to this film or immensely enjoy it, that much more, in that respect. Has been actor, Riggan (Keaton, in what is obviously his best ever performance) once a action movie star, tries to reinvent himself with this new Broadway play. Riggan is an arrogant, selfish being. Me myself, an actor, has met a few of these people through my experiences. Two things, I related to, especially, was getting locked out once, where I kind of discreetly had to pound the door and church of this church hall to get back in. The other, especially, was the sour female critic character who hated Keaton, where me myself fell out with this leading castng director. This is the stuff that happens. Interfering and becoming a threat to Keaton, is a supporting actor (Norton) called at the last minute, replacing a former actor, who did himself injury. Keaton's daughter (Stone) starts up a relationship, first wowed by his stern, lean physique. He too, is one of these cocky, vain, types and Norton plays it well, although Stone impressed me better. This is the coming of an actress, who is just keeps getting better. The other performance I really liked, despite the strong female performances, from Keaton's wife and lover, was Galifinakis as Keaton's publicist, if I recall. It was just the other performance that stuck out here, while Watts, I really liked as Norton's ex lover. At least her character wasn't a selfish type, and was quite the reverse, and rather cute too. The comforting scene between her and and the other woman in the change room, I've seen many times too. Although I thought the dream sequences with Keaton flying, about the New York cityscape and streets kind of seemed stupid, they were beneficial to the story. As you know too, this movie, is a one camera following shot, and it works beautifully for this story. The end shot is kind an open ended tease, the only real qualm I had with this brilliant film, bolstered by great and intense performances. Strangely the mentioning of the Fawcett/Jackson deaths back in 2009, a day apart, was brought up by Keaton's character.