The only Eugene review I could find said this..... - Billy Wonka - Films/DVD Asylum

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The only Eugene review I could find said this.....

Billy Wonka

In Reply to: Hey, no need to take it personally. Local reviewer saw it about the same as I. nt posted by tinear on November 16, 2014 at 07:24:31:

Keaton — in a wonderfully raw, dark and vulnerable performance — plays aging actor Riggan Thomson, who earned fame and wealth decades ago playing a superhero, Birdman. His fans want more; he’s moved on.

Any parallels here with Keaton, star of two “Batman” films a quarter-century ago, are purely intentional.

In a bid to restore his sense of self-worth, and perhaps to exorcise the demon of Birdman — a tall order, since, uh, the superhero still regularly speaks to him in his head — Riggan’s putting on a show. It’s a Broadway adaptation of a Raymond Carver tale, which Riggan himself has written, is starring in and directing.
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“I will destroy your play,” she hisses to him, acknowledging that she doesn’t even plan to see it first. Not to overly defend critics, but let’s just say that this melodramatic plotline feels like a rare false note in the script.

There are other flaws. Watts’ character seems to drop prematurely from view, as do some tantalizing relationships that we really wanted to know more about.

But there’s so much that is there. “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.
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Typical good to great review just like the 94% rating on the Tomato.

http://registerguard.com/rg/entertainment/32291785-67/michae (Open in New Window)

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Topic - 'Bird Man': It's a happening! - Billy Wonka 13:54:45 11/14/14 (8)

I loved the first half. By the final act, however, it had become a ridiculous story and the constant screaming - tinear 18:29:18 11/14/14 (7)

It was a black comedy, Einstein, and one of the year's best . . . - Billy Wonka 19:06:11 11/14/14 (6)

SPOILER: Bohr, you can't have it both ways: hyper-realism - tinear 08:43:18 11/15/14 (5)

No more arguments from me, you just want to see the opposite. . . . - Billy Wonka 20:12:59 11/15/14 (4)

Hey, no need to take it personally. Local reviewer saw it about the same as I. nt - tinear 07:24:31 11/16/14 (3)

The only Eugene review I could find said this..... - Billy Wonka 12:37:24 11/16/14 (2)

Here you go, it's our weekly counter-culture paper I was - tinear 19:15:15 11/16/14 (0)

You had me at "...raw, hard...". It's on the Monday old fart matinee list^ - Road Warrior 15:27:56 11/16/14 (0)

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The only Eugene review I could find said this..... - Billy Wonka 12:37:24 11/16/14 (2)

Here you go, it's our weekly counter-culture paper I was - tinear 19:15:15 11/16/14 (0)

You had me at "...raw, hard...". It's on the Monday old fart matinee list^ - Road Warrior 15:27:56 11/16/14 (0)

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