Co-written and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Amores Perros, 21 Grams,Babel), it's an emphatic tour de force from virtually everyone involved, and it incorporates Keaton's personal history in a way that makes it impossible not to perceive the film as his bid for resurrection... If Birdman doesn't add up to much more than an opportunity for the folks who made it to show off, that's okay. In Keaton's case, we needed the memory jog.
Mike D'Angelo
November 5, 2014