Haunting Epic!

Rating: 9/10 (17 January 2013)

Black Swan is a magnificent film led by a performance-of-the-ages by Natalie Portman and outstanding direction by Darren Aronofsky. This is not a movie about ballet as some people think, but it is a film that is more about a ballet dancer and her inner demons. This movie is almost a borderline horror film but it's a thriller that works at a very high level.
This film is about a ballet dancer, Nina who wins the role of Swan Lake. This role turns out to be giving her a hard time as she battles her inner demons, a rival dancer, a stern but caring mother, and a not-so-impressed ballet teacher.
This is Natalie Portman's best role she has ever done. She deserves her Oscar win one hundred percent. I really felt bad for her character, Nina and all what was going on with her. The supporting cast gave brilliant, chilling performances.
Overall, this is one of the better recent melodramatic thrillers I have seen. After the first ten minutes, I did not know whether I would like this or not. But the rest of the movie made up my mind for me. I rate this film 9/10.