Makes Me Wonder If The Academy Saw The Same Film We Did

Rating: 2/10 (22 March 2015)

First let me say that I realize all move criticism is subjective, and after reading about 80 pages of reviews on this website, it is clear that most either loved or hated this film. For me and my lady friend, both seniors, who rarely go see the mass-audience films anymore, this was a big disappointment. Like many films lauded by the critics, this one has a script containing about 200 f-bombs, an unusual gimmick (this film appears to be one continuous scene-no breaks), some surreal scenes intermixed to make the viewer have to decipher what is real and what is in the actors head, and a lot of mental pain and depression. We have been seeing about 3 or 4 films a month for over 20 years, and this was the first one that ever put my lady friend to sleep. I stayed awake hoping to see something that made me care about the characters, but it never came. Some people say "Crash" was undeserving of the Oscar, but compared to this, it was a masterpiece. In my opinion this is the least deserving best picture winner ever, including the literal sleeper "The English Patient". My solace in all this is that 25% of those who reviewed this gave it a 1 or 2 star rating. Most films receive less than 5%. There will be those who say I just didn't get the brilliance and try to insult my intelligence. But the poor box-office and and the high % of critical reviews make me realize I am not being unfair to this film. Huge waste of time. I'll Take "Whiplash", "The Theory of Everything", "American Sniper", and "The Imitation Game" as 4 films far more worthier than "Birdman", and all much more entertaining.