Perfect execution of a less-than-perfect script

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2010)

I'll use bullet points for those of you who (like me) want to cut to the chase:
Pros:
-Great casting and acting by everyone involved (specifically Ms. Portman);
-Excellent cinematography;
-Great score that really matched the mood of what was happening on screen;
-Good CG where applicable;
-Two attractive women "getting it on."
Cons:
-The story.
In my opinion the story was a poor knockoff of Fight Club geared toward females and without the insightful character narrative. I am by no means an exceptionally perceptive gent so if I figure out within the first 15 minutes of the movie that it's all in her head - something is wrong.
Even being from NYC I had no interest in the "ballet world" or any of it's nuances depicted in the movie; it was all just very boring. It worked in fight club because what they were doing was interesting and new.