7.5/10

Rating: 8/10 (28 June 2016)

I feel like the sexual overtones were probably gratuitous. It's become popular to make movies like this where they want to balance erotic and horrific tones. I really don't understand it. That being said, I probably didn't completely understand this movie. I think maybe a lot of it went over my head. Looking at the cast list for this movie, I feel like maybe it was supposed to mirror Swan Lake as well. I haven't seen Swan Lake in any fashion, so I couldn't really say how they did with that, but it is tricky to do something like that because not only are they trying to mirror Swan Lake, but they use Swan Lake as a tool in the story. So if you're looking at it as the story of Swan Lake, I can imagine that might get confusing. At times It's hard to understand what it is that is actually happening in the story, as opposed to what the protagonist is imagining, which is definitely intended. However, towards the end of the movie it becomes close to irritating with how confusing it becomes, because I can't tell what it is I'm supposed to understand is going on and what it is I'm just supposed to appreciate as it happens. That might just be me, though. By the end of the film it didn't really bother me as much. I think I enjoyed it, but it's hard to tell because this movie really went all over the place for me. That's not to say this movie was all over the place, but in terms of whether I liked it or not, that was all over the place. It's definitely interesting to watch, though. That's why I scored it at a 7.5. I think I'd recommend it. Heck, watch it with your whole family! I'm sure Grandma would enjoy it. It's fun for all ages!