Natalie Portman gives an amazing performance in Black Swan, directed by Darren Aronofsky, a creepy psychological thriller that plays as half a horror movie. she's a ballerina who is cast as the lead in Swan Lake, and must figure out how she can play the black swan as well as the white, when in reality she is a frigid, sexually repressed, and mentally unbalanced young woman who is dominated by her mother (Barbara Hershey). Vincent Cassel is the ballet instructor, and Mila Kunis is a fellow ballerina, both of whom awaken her sexual desire. throughout the film she sees things that aren't there and slowly begins losing her mind completely, eventually starting to physically turn into the black swan in a crazy third act. the cinematography is great in this movie, esp in the exhilarating final ballet sequences, and look for Winona Ryder as a retired dancer turned crazy herself. i wouldn't call this the best movie of the year, but it's entertaining and i'd recommend it for natalie's performance, which is much different than anything else she's ever been in. and it definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat and wondering what's going to happen the whole time. if i were to give letter grades i'd give it a solid B+
Good review. So it's not one of the best of the year? Would you say it's over-hyped?
ReplyDeleteno, i'd say it was good, but not particularly deep or anything. i think in a more competitive year it wouldn't get as much attention
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