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A thrilling leap forward for director Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman is an ambitious technical showcase powered by a layered story and outstanding performances from Michael Keaton and Edward Norton.
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Birdman is a one-trick pony of a movie, but what a trick. The technical achievement alone is immense. January 16, 2015 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Birdman is a one-trick pony of a movie, but what a trick. The technical achievement alone is immense.
Paul Byrnes
Birdman, more than most, seems a film that deserves a second viewing, not only to admire the work of Keaton and his co-stars, but to delve into its many layers. January 2, 2015 | Full Review…
Birdman, more than most, seems a film that deserves a second viewing, not only to admire the work of Keaton and his co-stars, but to delve into its many layers.
Jocelyn Noveck
It's a quasi-religious fable about a man haunted by the past and facing a profound moral and existential crisis in the present, and it's a dazzling display of virtuoso cinematic technique and showboat performances. January 2, 2015 | Full Review…
It's a quasi-religious fable about a man haunted by the past and facing a profound moral and existential crisis in the present, and it's a dazzling display of virtuoso cinematic technique and showboat performances.
Andrew O'Hehir
The characters in Birdman don't always find redemption, but Iñárritu's faith in people has never felt more real. January 2, 2015 | Full Review…
The characters in Birdman don't always find redemption, but Iñárritu's faith in people has never felt more real.
Adam Woodward
This is a strange and beautiful and unique film, one of the best movies of the year. January 2, 2015 | Rating: 4/4
This is a strange and beautiful and unique film, one of the best movies of the year.
Richard Roeper
The reason this scalding industry satire works as well as it does is because it has a grounding in some fairly uncomfortable truths about the movie business even as the plot indulges in flights -- literally -- of fancy. January 2, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The reason this scalding industry satire works as well as it does is because it has a grounding in some fairly uncomfortable truths about the movie business even as the plot indulges in flights -- literally -- of fancy.
Wendy Ide
A sprawling, thrilling film that, for better and worse, is one of the most fully realized personal visions to hit screens in years. January 9, 2020 | Full Review…
A sprawling, thrilling film that, for better and worse, is one of the most fully realized personal visions to hit screens in years.
Chris McCoy
When it comes to filmmaking, the Michael Keaton-starring Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a unique achievement in cinema. January 2, 2020 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
When it comes to filmmaking, the Michael Keaton-starring Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a unique achievement in cinema.
Danielle Solzman
Two hours of Birdman is 110 minutes too many. November 27, 2019 | Rating: 1.8/5 | Full Review…
Two hours of Birdman is 110 minutes too many.
David Harris
Birdman is essentially a simple story that is made extraordinary by its direction, cast and concept. November 26, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Birdman is essentially a simple story that is made extraordinary by its direction, cast and concept.
Katie Smith-Wong
It's one of the most invigorating and passionately rendered films you could hope to see in this or any other year. September 6, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
It's one of the most invigorating and passionately rendered films you could hope to see in this or any other year.
Nicholas Bell
Ed Norton and Emma Stone are both devastating. And Michael Keaton walks a high wire with his meta portrait of the actor as a washed-up superhero. Birdman's juicy script is rife with satirical insights about acting and writing. August 8, 2019 | Full Review…
Ed Norton and Emma Stone are both devastating. And Michael Keaton walks a high wire with his meta portrait of the actor as a washed-up superhero. Birdman's juicy script is rife with satirical insights about acting and writing.
Brian D. Johnson
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