Film Review: Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (15) (U.S.A. 2014) (Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu), The Cameo Cinema Screen One, Edinburgh, Saturday 03.01.2015 15:40

I am a great fan of this directors film from 2000, 'Amores Perros', though this is the first film that director has made since that I was intrigued enough by to wish to go and see. 

This is the film about an actor who used to play a superhero who is now pursuing putting on a credible stage production on Broadway to rescue some semblance of dignity and respect. The film also appears to be in a very flippant way to be ab out telekinesis. 

The only things that rescue this film from being complete and utter pretentious tosh are the performances by Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough and most notably Emma Stone. Emma Stone's performance, in the size of role she has, is really very commendable. She is easily the most naturalistic of all the cast.

It appears to me as though the director may have had a fluke back in 2000, and my resistance to his subsequent work is now reinforced. Don't waste a couple of hours of your like on this vanity project. 

Rating: 04/10.