Overrated I am afraid..

Rating: 4/10 (2 January 2011)

The director shares with us the repulsive story of a psychopath in all the disturbing details. As he usually does in his movies. But this time the trip feels cheap and forced . And boring. And forced.
During the entire movie I was pushed so hard to feel this horror story that after a while I simple didn't care anymore. And all this "trip" wondering what is reality and what's not got really repetitive and pointless after a while. (Another new trend in the movies today, not to know what's real or not..oh well.. confusing is the new black)
I would appreciate it better if Aronofsky was narrating about an average character and her descent to hell under some circumstances instead of the obvious, to tell the story of a really troubled woman (to say the least).
The duality of the main character is also for laughs.
The "white Swan" side of the heroine is a shy virgin 25+yo who always listens to her mom and lives only between her teenager room and the ballet.
The "black swan" side is an arivist,manipulative, sociopath, murderer, oh yes and ESPECIALLY someone who likes or even dares to have sex (with the same sex no less!). Wow I didn't know having sex or even touching yourself brings you in the dark side...
Two extremes in the two corners fighting till death.
Does the creator underrates its audience or he doesn't believe in the power of his storyto simplify it that much? Or he simply tries to tell us the story of a psychopath in a tad confusing way?
In any case, IMHO, none of the above worked well.
p.s.
I would praise Portman's performance but I think the sides of her character were way too loud and obvious so I doubt she had too much trouble portraying the two swans.