EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Mira2018 Hell, I've had horrors watching this movie. I dont advise anyone to watch if you dont want to die of boredom. Even CMTV has better programming, and CMTV is considered trash. Worse than the concert of Blaya and Maria Leal just the Birdman. Run while you can! Save your soul! Do not watch! I have said it.

hanoufjaloud I watched this two years ago then I accidentally pumped into its page and I remembered the two hours I've wasted of my life. It made me sad all over again.

zzthatkidzz The film is a rich complex piece of cinematography. It is not a 'movie' but a piece of cinema which satirises 'movies'. It deals with multiple concepts through its diverse array of characters, which I hope allows for everyone to leave with something at the closing credits. For me it has mostly helped me have a better understanding of the manifestation of mental illness, but for others it may open their eyes to the shallow nature of our technocratic age or the consequences of the human ego.This genius piece of cinema is something to be truly respected. As we now respect works of Shakespeare or Chaucer, we should respect this film In the same way. I believe this because of the similarities between both pieces of art, Shakespeares work holds such fascination due to its philosophical qualities but also the limitless interpretations that can arise from his work and this is also true of Birdman. Therefore the film is something to be admired, thought about and analysed, it is not to be consumed simply as a 'movie'.

Pjtaylor-96-138044 'Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance) (2014)' is filmed under the guise of being a single unbroken take for tenuous reasons that, while somewhat valid and certainly appropriately 'arty', are actually rather weak and generally irrelevant when it becomes clear that the conceit was one that the filmmakers wanted to experiment with regardless of the source story, whether it be to solidify its art-house status or to experiment with the technical boundaries of its cast and crew, even when that story clearly strains what is reasonable with this form of story-telling. The first time the flick fast-forwards time while maintaining its fluid style is incredibly jarring, for example, and the second downright breaks the immersion, and arguably intent, of the piece altogether. It is successful in its attempt to appear relatively seamless, though it is digitally enhanced and a few fairly obvious yet slightly hidden cuts do occur, and the one-take mentality almost blends into the back of our minds on more than one occasion. Despite all this talk of technicalities, it is actually the powerful (though clearly 'oscar-baiting') performances and well-written screenplay that makes this satirical piece an enjoyable and entertaining experiment that takes its Hollywood commentary just seriously enough for it to seem genuine, yet not so seriously so that it seems overwhelmingly pretentious. I won't deny that since it looks, feels, plays and generally just seems like it wants to be a play, then perhaps it should've simply been one, though it does use the past career of its protagonist with his new stage-bound setting as an allegory for the overall Hollywood system and it easy to make the argument that this is perhaps best explored through the medium that it produces. However, no matter how 'arty' it is trying to be seemingly for the sake of being so, it is certainly well-made and entertaining, at least on a first watch. It doesn't quite soar, but it glides from time to time. 8/10