Michael Keaton is tremendous as the superhero movie star trying to reinvent himself as a serious actor in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s ‘Birdman’, writes Peter Bradshaw.
You’ll believe a man can fly. Or you’ll believe that believing you can fly and flying are sort of the same thing. Either way, Alejandro González Iñárritu achieves takeoff in a big way with his crazy, freaky-deaky, hellza- poppin’ showbiz comedy Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). I certainly levitated with enjoyment. What is this? The Wings of Desire, as directed by Mel Brooks?
At certain moments, watching it felt like inhaling laughing gas mixed with helium. And the technically extraordinary “flight” sequence looked very much like dreams of flying I’ve had myself.
Birdman is a delicious and delirious pleasure.
See full review by Peter Bradshaw in the Mail & Guardian
PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Keaton and Edward Norton in the showbiz comedy ‘Birdman’. (Photo: Alison Rosa)
