jasonhurwitz's Review

Summary - Perfect 5.0

I found Black Swan to be thrilling, chilling, demented, tormented, awesome, gruesome, beautiful, and altogether amazing. Natalie Portman shines as Nina Sayers, a ballet dancer who wins the lead role in a production of “Swan Lake.” Parents be warned: this isn’t a dance movie for the kiddos!

Acting - Perfect 5.0

*Natalie Portman (Nina Sayers) is absolutely, stunningly brilliant. This role totally redeemed her for her participation in the Star Wars trilogy prequels.
*Mila Kunis (lily) isn’t a standout, but she plays her part convincingly and well.
*Vincent Cassel (Thomas Leroy) is a brilliantly pompous (and unknowingly destructive) choreographer.
*Barbarra Hershey (Erica Sayers) is a twisted mother-of-a-ballet-dancer.
*Winona Ryder (Beth Macintyre) plays an appropriately “aged-out-of-the-system” ballet dancer.

Film - Perfect 5.0

Amazing visuals, terrifying soundtrack, and an entirely followable (yes, I made that word up) plot drive this film home.

Edge - Sordid 3.5

Enough sexual moments, gory scenes, and swearing that your mom would have to use soap to clean all the parts of this movie.

Reality - Natural 1.0

Sadly, this movie is 100% plausible in the real world.

2 Comments

• BrianSez May 9, 2011 9:23PM

  Oh yeah – it is a must see.

• Wick May 8, 2011 7:14PM

  Regarding BrianSez’s Review
  Wow Brian. I’d avoided Black Swan but now see the error of my ways. Just added it to my Gotta ViewList.

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