Truly saved by Edward Norton

Rating: 3/10 (2 January 2015)

The film captures two powerful images but keeps repeating them endlessly. Riggan's self persecution by his past achievements and his ultimate disillusionment and self destruction.
Twice too many times were we lead to believe he had jumped off a building to his doom. I stopped taking the concept seriously when the same sequence started playing towards the end of the film.
The continuous fluid shoot was unnecessary and a bit distracting as if the director or maybe his cinematographer was eager to show off a technicality that adds little to the story telling.
Keaton's overacting reminds me of Claire Danes in season one's Homeland and as in the film it was Edward Norton's more compelling and masterful performance that saved this film.
Three stars is really Edward Norton earning a 10/10 but the film penalised for Keaton and the visual gimmickry!