I really wanted to LOVE this movie!!!

Rating: 3/10 (11 April 2015)

I have been a huge Michael Keaton fan since first seeing him on the sitcom "Working Stiffs" with Jim Belushi back in the 80's, and have closely followed his career ever since. I had seen the trailer for this movie when I had seen "Whiplash" (9/10) and thought the premise was interesting as it seemed to parody/parallel his career and his iconic portrayal of "Batman". *Sigh* I was thoroughly disappointed.
The 3 stars I have given are for the individual performances themselves. Each character was well portrayed and interesting--especially Ed Norton, however the screenplay was SO lacking that NONE of the characters developed any depth beyond a rough sketch, which was very disappointing because I really wanted to know more about them!
The whole story is so disjointed, it really seems like the whole movie was put together around the whole "let the audience decide what is real and what is fantasy" premise, which in this case seems completely contrived and a total cop- out.
I was just left feeling as if this movie set out from the start to be this "award winning movie that makes you think", but it was done in such a heavy handed obvious way, that I almost felt insulted. I was really surprised that so many intelligent people fell for the ploy. IMO, the ending was ridiculous and the best example of my point.
In summation: Actors=Yey Story=Nay