Rating of
3.5/4
Individuality? Success? Obsession Destroys All
Jeremy - wrote on 01/20/11
A film about the destructive nature of obsession, Darren Aronofsky's ballet themed thriller is a fantastic, yet disturbing picture of a ballerina's descent into madness. Not enough can be said about the perfectly developed transformation of Natalie Portman's innocent Nina Sayer's into a murderous (or suicidal) maniac. While driven by her competition with Mila Kunis's character and her own need to succeed, Nina allows herself to destroy her own identity in order to become the "perfect" girl she's forced to be. With a haunting score, skin crawling cinematography, and amazingly elegant dancing sequences, Black Swan is a one of a kind thriller that will both haunt and astound you.
