Aronofsky explores the quest for perfection in what is a near-perfect film

Rating: 10/10 (20 March 2018)

Portman is dragged into insanity in what is for sure one of the most extraordinary performances of her career, and this is a spectacular (and fantastically directed) film that dives into the psyche of a disturbed character with a lot of symbolism and an incredible intensity.
The tension, the music, the live-wire anxiety of the performance that concludes the film, are all aimed directly at awakening, prodding, and tightly winding up our own deep-seated fears and neuroses.