Inarritu gains self-esteem

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2016)

Okay, so Inarritu has amazing power but always used it to make manipulative movies with a lot of sensation (Biutiful, 21 Grams, Babel). Then he made a cynical movie about theater simply for Oscar critics that was pretty good called Birdman, won the Oscar.
With that win, he finally has financial backing and self-esteem because this is his first great movie. Cinematography is beautiful and should win an award (aided by great fx).
It's solid, a fun trainwreck, pretty, has heart, interweaves beautiful dream sequences coherently that help tell the story. The acting is top notch.
The biggest problem is the plot is generic. There's really one plot point, and it's the oldest in the book. And anything else, yeah we already know people love their family and sh-t. Great, but not best picture good. Mad Max deserves it.