A film trying to pose as an art film, but falling short of its intentions

Rating: 4/10 (27 February 2015)

I had somewhat high expectations for this film because I had seen the director's other work and really enjoyed the way he incorporated multi-narritives and unique character development into his films. Birdman is certainly a departure for him, and not necessarily in a good way. While there are some good elements, such as the way the film was shot pretty much in a continuous shot the whole way through, it looked like it was trying to hard to be different and got a little confusing towards the end. While the screenplay was strong at times, and I could at least grasp the general intent and the direction the characters were going, it wasn't enough to fully captivate me for the entire length of time. The effort put into innovation only made the film more confusing, and for that I'm giving this one a low rating.