Amazing. A masterpiece. Ignore the negative reviews.

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2015)

This film is brilliant. Don't let the negative reviews fool you. I can only imagine the people complaining about a lack of plot could only understand a terrible Adam Sandler film. Michael Keaton is fantastic as the troubled former Hollywood superstar trying to be a success on Broadway. All the performances are great but Edward Norton is the other stand out, playing a stereotypical method actor. The relationship between Keaton and Norton gives us some of the funniest and most memorable scenes.
However the true genius in this film is in the direction. The one continuous shot format is incredibly immersing and the drum soundtrack makes somebody walking down a corridor have a tense feel to it. I was the only person in the cinema as I watched it at the end of the run, it could have been easy for me to get bored but I was fully engaged and swept up in this masterpiece. Can't recommend this highly enough. Very deserving of its best picture Oscar.