Birdman is A movie whose brilliance lies in the fact that as much as you're interested in what happens next, you're more interested in what will be said next. The script is a lightweight boxer, delivering constant verbal sparring sessions that leave you breathless just watching.
Keaton plays a veteran actor, forever linked to the super hero character he played for many years. The premise is insanely intriguing of course, given the real life parallels. So Keaton is attempting to adapt a story for a broadway play and the movie more or less follows the trials and tribulations of getting said play in top shape for opening night.
The entire cast is marvellous, especially Edward Norton as a fellow actor brought in to help save the play when one of the co stars has an unfortunate accident.
All that said, there are themes and suggestions that run much deeper and are expertly handled by the brilliant direction.
In the end, perhaps the only thing lacking in Birdman is accessibility. I could watch it 10 more times and probably not be any closer to really understanding a lot of the undertones or nuances of the film. But if a movies only real flaw is how layered it is, well then I wish more movies were this flawed.
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