Works as a comedy

Rating: Null/10 (25 January 2011)

I really wanted to like this movie as I've always really liked Aronofsky but it's plain impossible to like this movie. Nina (Portman) is crazy from the start, even way before it was an option for her to become the Swan Queen. So the idea that the role is driving her into madness is somewhat not working. The film ends with her being very mad but that's not really an exciting development. Add to that the more than obvious hallucinations that are always identifiable as hallucinations and the laughable horror cliché elements and you have a very disappointing movie. At several instants the audience did laugh out loud, especially at the end. A great camp movie indeed. Oh and of course the film cites really every possible cliché about ballet without finishing it or really letting it add to character development. I am very sorry I watched this film and even made my boyfriend see it with me.