“Birdman” is a crazy, daring, maybe even foolhardy comedy that dazzled audiences at the Venice, Telluride and New York Film Festivals — but now it’s time for regular audiences to take a look at director Alejandro G. Inarritu’s wild ride, which opens in limited release on Friday.
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The film is the story of fading actor Riggan Thompson (Michael Keaton) who refuses to revisit his blockbuster superhero role as Birdman, and who is instead trying to mount what he hopes will be a career-saving Broadway adaptation of a Raymond Carver short story.