An average film oversold by marketing gimmicks

Rating: 6/10 (29 March 2015)

Director Inarritu's earlier works "Biutiful" and "Babel" were superior to "Birdman," if one is not swayed by the special effects used in this recent film. His "Biutiful" also touched on paranormal gifts but there was some relevance for it in that film's plot. But "Birdman's" paranormal activity and imagination of flying around like a superhero are examples of playing to the gallery.
What did the film offer beyond sex-drenched drivel and the creative world vs. critics battles? Little else.
Check out Istvan Szabo's "Mephisto" (1981) (in Hungarian) which was far superior to "Birdman," on the travails of a great actor while dealing with a somewhat similar subject. Ye,s Keaton was good in "Birdman"; yes Lubeszki was impressive. But as a complete work, "Birdman" was just an average film.