Good for what it is.

Rating: 7/10 (1 March 2011)

Saw this film tonight, and was impressed. This story of a woman (Portman) who is overtaken by the evil black swan as she prepares for her first performance as a principal dancer was quite frightening at times.
Barbara Hershey (botox and all) did a great job as the stage mother in this film.
Although this is by no means a Oscar level film (I was very surprised to see it nominated) Portman does give an Oscar winning performance in the lead.
A little above a popcorn movie I highly recommend this film to all lovers of dance.
In many ways it captures the behind the scenes look and feel of what I saw with women who trained with the hopes of a professional dancing career with the twist of a woman who has gone beyond the normal stressors of someone under this type of pressure.